Tag: UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child

• Monday, January 20th 2014 - 22:19 UTC

  Over 400 priests defrocked in two years by former Pope Benedict XVI

  

  Close to 400 priests were defrocked in only two years by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has confirmed. The statistics for 2011 and 2012 show a dramatic increase compared to previous years, according to a document obtained by the Associated Press (AP).