Lawyer in sensitive Vatican abuse case issues scathing critique of church's secretive legal system
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-07-22 05:29 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Religion, Law & Courts, Sexual Violence, World News, Crime & Justice
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ROME — The lawyer for five women who say they were sexually and spiritually abused by a former Jesuit priest and internationally known religious artist penned a scathing denunciation Tuesday of the Vatican’s secretive legal system, in which her clients have no right to know any details of the trial.
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