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	A Support Group for Victims of Paedophile Priests Has Urged the Vatican to Slow down the Rush to Sanctify Late Pope John Paul Ii, Accusing Him of Turning a Blind Eye to Abuse NZ City April 30, 2011 http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=129995&fm=newsmain,nrhl A support group for victims of paedophile priests has urged the Vatican to slow down the rush to sanctify late pope John Paul II, accusing him of turning a blind eye to abuse. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) says the Church hierarchy can avoid rubbing more salt into these wounds by slowing down their hasty drive to confer sainthood on the Pontiff. Barbara Blaine, the head of the group, says in more than 25 years as the most powerful religious figure on the planet, John Paul II did almost nothing to safeguard children, adding that "most" of the abuses happened during his long pontificate. Faced with a rapid escalation in the number of scandals, John Paul's successor Pope Benedict XVI has announced zero tolerance of child abusers in the church.
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