▶ Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, May 7 - YouTube
▶ Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Wednesday, May 7 - YouTube
In headlines today, we report that the Roman
Catholic Church has provided its most detailed account to date of the
number of clergy officials punished for allegations of child sexual
abuse. In testimony to the United Nations, Vatican representative
Silvano Tomasi said nearly 850 priests have been dismissed and more than
2,500 have been disciplined. Tomasi says the Church has paid more than
$2.5 billion in compensation to child sexual abuse victims since 1950.
The disclosures come as part of a United Nations hearing into the
Vatican’s compliance with an international treaty barring torture.
