Pope Benedict XVI says he won’t be intimidated despite victims’ statements, lawsuits, and complaints amid growing calls for his resignation over the Vatican child abuse scandal.
Addressing crowds in St Peter’s square during a Palm Sunday service, the pope did not directly mention the scandal spreading through Europe and engulfing the Vatican, but alluded to it during his sermon. Faith in God, he said, led “towards the courage of not allowing oneself to be intimidated by the petty gossip of dominant opinion”.
Once again, no contrition and no compassion for the victims. The Vatican is more concerned with maintaining a sparkling clean facade than addressing the very real trail of documentary evidence that exists in these child abuse cases.
