The International Criminal Court is asked to investigate the pope

An article from SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests:




Hague Is Asked to Investigate Vatican Over Abuse



"Human rights lawyers and victims of clergy sexual abuse said they would file a complaint on Tuesday urging the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate and prosecute Pope Benedict XVIand three top Vatican officials for crimes against humanity for what they described as abetting and covering up the rape and sexual assault of children by priests."


Here are links to news items, copied from SNAP's newsletter:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/world/europe/14vatican.html?_r=1&ref=world





http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/13/abuse-victims-seek-crimes-against-humanity-charges-against-pope-vatican-officials/comment-page-1/#comments





http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/13/abuse-victims-seek-international-court-case-against-pope/





http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE78C2DG20110913





http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE78C2SD20110913





http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/Sex_abuse_victims_urge_Hague_court_to_investigate_Pope.html?cid=31127740





http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/International/2011/Sep-13/148653-sex-abuse-victims-urge-hague-court-to-investigate-pope.ashx#axzz1Xq2CQyVZ





http://news.sympatico.ca/home/sex_abuse_victims_urge_hague_court_to_investigate_pope/a208cdc3





http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/21130/World/International/Sex-abuse-victims-urge-Hague-court-to-investigate-.aspx





http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre78c2dg-us-church-icc/





http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxel/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1851594/International/Sex.abuse.victims.urge.Hague.court.to.investigate.Pope





http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/13/pope-crimes-humanity-victims-abuse





http://www2.wsls.com/news/2011/sep/13/abuse-victims-seek-intl-court-case-against-pope-ar-1305549/





http://www.newser.com/article/d9pnl14g0/clergy-sex-abuse-victims-seek-international-tribunal-investigation-into-pope.html





http://www.startribune.com/world/129710208.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue





http://www.wsfa.com/story/15447706/abuse-victims-seek-intl-court-case-against-pope





http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/09/13/1638842/abuse-victims-seek-intl-court.html





http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/pope-may-be-sued-over-abuse-by-clergy-20110913-1k80f.html





http://www.kansascity.com/2011/09/13/3138899/abuse-victims-seek-intl-court.html





http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/13/clergy-sex-abuse-victims-court_n_959626.html





http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=17&sid=545000





http://www.france24.com/en/20110913-abuse-victims-sue-pope-crimes-against-humanity





http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view/20110913abuse_victims_seek_intl_court_case_against_pope/srvc=home&position=recent





http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/news/256375/abuse-victims-sue-pope-for-crimes-against-humanity





http://www.latestbusinessreport.com/worldnews/775508-sex-abuse-victims-urge-hague-court-to-investigate-pope





http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44499081/ns/world_news/





http://www.ntn24.com/news/news/sex-abuse-victims-urge-hague-court-investigate-pope





http://m.trust.org/alertnet/news/sex-abuse-victims-urge-hague-court-to-investigate-pope





http://kon69.com/2011/09/13/sex-abuse-victims-urge-hague-court-to-investigate-pope-reuters/





http://www.vancouversun.com/Child+abuse+victims+pope+crimes+against+humanity/5394082/story.html