Sexual abuse survivors sue Vatican for allegedly covering up molestation by priests
Attorney Jeff Anderson provided church documents that show the Diocese of Oakland sent a letter to Pope John Paul II in 1981 asking that Kiesle be removed from the church. Anderson said nothing was done for six years under Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who was overseeing abuse cases at the time. Ratzinger later became Pope Benedict XVI.
Anderson said the case is one example of how the Vatican was and is at the root of widespread sexual abuse of children.
“This suit alleges that the pope, the Vatican, and every predecessor to him are engaged in a large scale systemic violation of the human rights of children,” Anderson said....
