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Vatican
Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011

Open quoteIt's not a smoking gun because it is not a directive. Not an order. This is one Vatican official giving his opinion.Close quote

  • JOHN L. ALLEN JR.,
  • CNN senior Vatican analyst, on a letter obtained by Irish state broadcaster RTE sent from a Vatican representative to bishops in Ireland in 1997 warning against the mandatory reporting of child sex abuse
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