Posted by Williammalecela.com on Tuesday, August 01, 2017
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A Catholic Priest has been acquitted by the church after he admitted
to raping almost 30 young girls aged between 5 and 10-years-old.
The priest, Jose Garcia Ataulfo, was cleared of any wrong-doing and
won’t face any criminal charges, despite the fact that he knew he was
infected with HIV when he sexually abused all the children he admitted
to raping.
The mother of one of the priest’s victims wrote a letter to The Pope
asking to meet with him in Rome to discuss the case, but was shunned by
the Vatican who declared that “the matter is closed”.
Ataulfo admitted to sexually assaulting well over two dozen children,
many of whom were indigenous young girls from Oaxaca, a state in
southern Mexico known for its large indigenous population.
Due to the significant influence that the Catholic Church wields in
Mexico, the priest won’t face any criminal charges, particularly for his
crimes in areas populated by indigenous ethnic groups.
The report which first appeared on the Spanish-language news
site Urgente24.com, says the priest, was absolved of any wrongdoing by
the Archdiocese of Mexico.
According to Urgente24.com, only two out of the thirty rape victims have come forward to denounce the acquittal.
The website Anonymous Mexico reported that the mother of one of the
victims asked to meet with Pope Francis in Rome, but she was rebuffed by
the Vatican which wrote a letter stating that it considered the matter
closed.
Earlier this year, Pope Francis announced that the church would be
reducing penalties for pedophile priests by relocating them to a
different church and offering them support rather than punishing them.
The Pope said that the controversial measures were designed to create a “more merciful church”.
According to The Daily Mail, sexual abuse of minors by priests – and
the subsequent cover-ups by bishops and other Church officials – have
been widespread in many countries, including the United States.
The issue was thrust into the national spotlight in 2002 when
the Boston Globe revealed the extent to which the local archdiocese
shielded abusive priests from being exposed to the public even though it
knew they posed a danger to young parishioners.
The Globe exposé, which detailed abuse cases that numbered in the
thousands over a span of several decades, inspired other victims to come
forward, leading to an avalanche of lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.
Not only did the floodgates open in the US, but the Catholic Church
was also forced to confront cases in other countries, including Mexico. |
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