US EditionVatican Drops Investigation Against Spanish Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse
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Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has reportedly closed its investigation into a Spanish bishop who was accused of sexual abuse because it could not determine whether the victim was underage at the time of the alleged abuse. According to reports in El País and the Spanish Catholic website Religion Digital the dicastery has closed the investigation because the Code of Canon Law in force at the time the abuse is alleged to have taken place –…
Doctrine of the Faith is based on the difficulty of determining whether the victim was a minor, although in his accusation he claimed that he was 14 years old. Rafael Zornoza’s complainant claims that he has not received the notification and considers the decision “a disappointment”
The disciplinary section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has closed the case by failing to determine the age of the victim at the time of the alleged abuse committed by the prelate.The Episcopal Conference pays the floor of the ex-Bishop Zornoza, investigated for sexual abuse The ex-Bishop of Cadiz, Rafael Zornoza, will not be tried in the Vatican for child abuse. As El País has advanced and has been able to confirm the Diario.es,…
The case concerning the complaint against Rafael Zornoza was in the hands of the Doctrine of the Faith The keys and doubts of the case of the Bishop of Cadiz
Vatican drops investigation against Spanish bishop accused of sexual abuse – BishopAccountability.org
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith has reportedly closed its investigation into a Spanish bishop who was accused of sexual abuse because it could not determine whether the victim was underage at the time of the alleged abuse. According to reports in El País and the Spanish Catholic website Religion Digital the dicastery has closed the investigation because the Code of Canon Law in force at the time the abuse is alleged to have taken place –…
The controversial decision is motivated by the difficulty of confirming whether the abuses of a seminarian occurred before the age of 16
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