Pope Francis Recalls Pedophile Priest After U.S. Justice Department Moved To Charge With Child Pornography • Now The End Begins

Pope Francis Recalls Pedophile Priest After U.S. Justice Department Moved To Charge With Child Pornography

The Vatican declined to identify the priest, but said he was currently
in Vatican City and that Vatican prosecutors had launched their own
probe. If the accusations pan out, the case would be a major
embarrassment for the Vatican and Pope Francis, who has pledged "zero
tolerance" for sexual abuse. The diplomat would be the second from the
Vatican's diplomatic corps to face possible criminal charges for such
crimes during Francis' papacy. Any trial in the Vatican would come as
Francis' own financial czar, Cardinal George Pell, is on trial in his
native Australia for alleged historic sex abuse cases.

by Geoffrey Grider September 15, 2017

A
high-ranking priest working in the Vatican’s embassy in Washington has
been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there
and face trial in a child pornography investigation, Vatican and U.S.
officials said Friday.

“And the
woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and
precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her
forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” Revelation 17:4,5 (KJV)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pope Francis vowed a “zero tolerance”
policy to deal with the myriad pedophile Catholic priests accused of
child molestation around the globe, with a special focus in America. So
when the United States prosecutors identified a pedophile priest in the
Vatican’s embassy in Washington, what does Francis do? He immediately
recalls the accused man back to Rome and claims diplomatic immunity. In
other words, far from exercising his much-touted “zero tolerance” policy, Pope Francis appears to be shielding him from the law. 

The Vatican declined to identify the priest, but said he was currently in Vatican City and that Vatican prosecutors had launched their own probe.

If
the accusations pan out, the case would be a major embarrassment for
the Vatican and Pope Francis, who has pledged “zero tolerance” for
sexual abuse. The diplomat would be the second from the Vatican’s
diplomatic corps to face possible criminal charges for such crimes
during Francis’ papacy. Any trial in the Vatican would come as Francis’
own financial czar, Cardinal George Pell, is on trial in his native Australia for alleged historic sex abuse cases.

The
State Department said it had asked the Vatican to lift the official’s
diplomatic immunity on Aug. 21. It said that request was denied three
days later. For the State Department to make such a request, its lawyers
would have needed to be convinced that there was reasonable cause for
criminal prosecution.

The circumstances that prompted prosecutors
to make the request, however, weren’t clear. The Justice Department,
which would have brought any charges, did not immediately comment.

In
a statement, the Vatican said the U.S. State Department had notified
the Vatican on Aug. 21 of a “possible violation of laws relating to
child pornography images” by one of its diplomats in Washington.

The Vatican said recalling the priest
was consistent with diplomatic practice of sovereign states. In
declining to identify him, the Vatican said the case was subject to
confidentiality while still under investigation. It said the Vatican had
asked for information about the case from the U.S; it wasn’t clear if
any had been provided.

The Vatican has recalled envoys before —
including its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who was
recalled in 2013 after being accused of sexually abusing young boys on
the Caribbean island. source



Pope Francis Recalls Pedophile Priest After U.S. Justice Department Moved To Charge With Child Pornography • Now The End Begins