Vatican Attacks Abuse Victims, Offered Payout to ‘appear Concerned’

The Australian
February 20, 2014

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/in-depth/vatican-attacks-abuse-victims-offered-payout-to-appear-concerned/story-fngburq5-1226833250480#mm-premium

A VATICAN investigation into claims of child abuse by a Catholic priest has attacked the credibility of the alleged victims and said a decision to offer financial compensation was made “for actuarial reasons and to appear pastorally concerned”.

The findings of the inquiry, which was conducted under the authority of the Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell, were sent to the alleged victims’ lawyers last month, after one of the two men involved spent more than a decade lobbying the Catholic Church to investigate his case.