August 31, 2010
Cardinal In Belgium Admits Requesting Silence From Sex Abuse Victim
Reporting from Brussels — The former head of Belgium's Roman Catholic Church acknowledged Monday that he was wrong to have urged a sexual-abuse victim to stay quiet until after the bishop who repeatedly molested him over a span of 13 years could retire. The statement by Cardinal Godfried Danneels came after secret tapes of a meeting between him and the 42-year-old victim were published over the weekend in two newspapers, causing an outcry in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. "The whole approach … was not the right one," Danneels' spokesman, Toon Osaer, told the Associated Press on Monday.Click Here For The Full Story......