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Abuse request ignored by Vatican Vatican 'snubbed abuse inquiry'
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Formal requests for information on clerical abuse were ignored by the Vatican and the Papal Nuncio to Ireland, a commission's report said. Formal requests for information on clerical abuse were ignored by the Vatican, the inquiry into clerical sex abuse in Dublin has disclosed.
The commission asked for information on reports of abuse sent to the Vatican by the Dublin archdiocese in 2006. The inquiry asked for information on reports of abuse sent to the Vatican by the Dublin archdiocese in 2006.
The Vatican did not reply but told the Irish Foreign Affairs department the commission "had not gone through appropriate diplomatic channels". The Vatican did not reply but told the Irish Foreign Affairs department the request "had not gone through appropriate diplomatic channels".
The report condemned church leaders for covering-up abuse for decades.
A request for information from the Papal Nuncio also was ignored.A request for information from the Papal Nuncio also was ignored.
The Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin covered a period from 1975 to 2004. The Report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin, which was published on Thursday, covered a period from 1975 to 2004.
The commission said it was independent of the government and did not regard it as appropriate to use diplomatic channels. It said it was independent of the government and did not regard it as appropriate to use diplomatic channels.
In February 2007, the commission wrote to the Dublin-based Papal Nuncio asking him to forward all relevant documents in his possession.In February 2007, the commission wrote to the Dublin-based Papal Nuncio asking him to forward all relevant documents in his possession.
It also requested that he confirm whether he had any such documents but the Papal Nuncio did not reply.It also requested that he confirm whether he had any such documents but the Papal Nuncio did not reply.
Earlier this year, the commission again failed to receive a reply after sending the Papal Nuncio extracts from its draft report which referred to him and his office, as it was required to do.Earlier this year, the commission again failed to receive a reply after sending the Papal Nuncio extracts from its draft report which referred to him and his office, as it was required to do.
The Vatican told The Irish Times it "was a matter for the local church involved".The Vatican told The Irish Times it "was a matter for the local church involved".
A senior Vatican spokesman said diplomatic practice required that outside requests made to the governance of the Vatican pass through diplomatic channels, in this case the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and the Irish Embassy to the Holy See in Rome.A senior Vatican spokesman said diplomatic practice required that outside requests made to the governance of the Vatican pass through diplomatic channels, in this case the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin and the Irish Embassy to the Holy See in Rome.