Vatican plays down abuse report
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The Vatican has accepted allegations that nuns suffer sexual abuse by priests, but says the problem is a limited one.
The Catholic Church was responding to allegations published last week in the United States weekly the National Catholic Reporter.
The newspaper said that in some cases priests impregnated nuns and then encouraged them to have abortions.
The detailed article was based on five reports prepared by members of Catholic orders, dating back to 1994.
The Vatican's official spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said the problem was "known about and restricted to a limited geographical area".
But the National Catholic Reporter listed 23 countries, including the US, Italy, Ireland, Brazil and India, where abuse was alleged to have taken place.
Read the article at BBC News dated Wednesday, 21 March, 2001
The Vatican has accepted allegations that nuns suffer sexual abuse by priests, but says the problem is a limited one.
The Catholic Church was responding to allegations published last week in the United States weekly the National Catholic Reporter.
The newspaper said that in some cases priests impregnated nuns and then encouraged them to have abortions.
The detailed article was based on five reports prepared by members of Catholic orders, dating back to 1994.
The Vatican's official spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said the problem was "known about and restricted to a limited geographical area".
But the National Catholic Reporter listed 23 countries, including the US, Italy, Ireland, Brazil and India, where abuse was alleged to have taken place.
Read the article at BBC News dated Wednesday, 21 March, 2001
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