I sort of expected the blogosphere to be all over this oneVATICAN CITY (CNN) -- The Vatican will not approve an agreement reached by U.S. bishops on how to deal with priests accused of pedophilia because of conflicts with canon law, sources said Thursday.
Still, I would have at least expected a mention from Mark Shea, but he's busy today trying to shut down "defund" Planned Parenthood. Because they are morally corrupting our children, you see. The priests who molest those children, however, deserve the full protection of cannon law.The Vatican objected to the resolution's lack of an appeal process, as required by canon law, its elimination of a statute of limitations and the provision requiring that accusations be turned over to police immediately.
Actually, it now appears that the inital story I heard earlier today was based on "sources" and the actual letter setting forth Vatican policy won't be made public until tomorrow. And The Christian Science Monitor has an entirely different story to report. Or so the headline would make it seem.
