Saturday, May 28, 2005

Pope wants immunity

The Vatican has sought the intervention of the U.S. State Department to declare Pope Benedict XVI immune from a sexual abuse lawsuit filed here, according to court documents.

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The lawsuit filed by plaintiffs identified as John Does I, II and III accuses the pope, then acting as a cardinal, of conspiring to cover up the alleged abuse about a decade ago. The suit names a former seminary student as the alleged abuser.
  Houston Chronicle article

The Poop says he's a head of state, and therefore gets diplomatic immunity - or whatever the hell ridiculous law it is that prevents the world's highest criminals from being prosecuted for pretty much any crime.

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