The report has also caused collateral damage. In the wake of the report, new investigations and processes are set up. It is no coincidence that this has been communicated in recent days. So will the trade and walk of Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz a closer look. As the Pope’s secretary at the time, he would have covered up too much. “I am willing to cooperate fully with such a committee,” he says. Dziwisz does not comment on the allegations against his own person.
Also the Italian Luigi Ventura has been called the papal envoy in Paris for years. There have been multiple charges against him of sexual abuse, even very recent ones. That is now all put on the grid.
The 97-year-old Polish cardinal is also under investigation Henryck Gulbinowicz. The same matter, the research places the man under restrictions: he is no longer allowed to use episcopal signs and he must avoid appearing in public.
On the other hand, there is the history of the Australian cardinal George Pell. He was also charged with child molestation and was sent to prison. An Australian court later declared him innocent. Meanwhile, Pell has turned up again in the Vatican, even in audience with Pope Francis.
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