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                  UN Calls on Vatican to Remove Abusive Clergy

   A United Nations human rights committee has made an unprecedented
   demand that the Vatican "immediately remove" all clergy accused of
   child abuse and turn them over to civil authorities.
   The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on Wednesday called on
   the Holy See to acknowledge sexual abuse of tens of thousands of
   children and hand over its archives on the subject.
   The demand followed a day-long questioning of the Vatican by Committee
   members last month. On Wednesday the committee said it is "gravely
   concerned" that the church has not acknowledged the extent of the
   crimes committed, has not taken necessary measures to address such
   cases, and has adopted policies that permit the continuation of such
   practices with no consequence.
   This is the most blunt message yet to come from the committee to the
   Vatican about child sexual abuse by clergy.
   Pope Francis in December created a commission to investigate all
   reported cases of such abuse.
   The Vatican has not yet commented on Wednesday's report.
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