A new report from the United Nations strongly criticized how the Vatican and Catholic Church handled—or, more precisely, did not handle—child sexual abuse involving priests. And while the bulk of the report rightly blasted the Church for its policies that allowed clerics to abuse thousands of children, it also urged the Holy See to reconsider its positions on homosexuality, contraception and whether abortion can be permitted for young women when their lives are in danger. The report also warned of the dangers of “clandestine abortion,” which occurs in many Latin American countries where abortion is strictly illegal.
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