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Pope appoints sex crimes prosecutor Charles Scicluna to look into claims of sexual misconduct.

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/04/vatican-bishop-investigates-sexual-allegations-cardinal-keith-obrien Vatican to investigate sexual allegations against Cardinal Keith O'Brien    O'Brien resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct And then what? Some sort of ritual defrocking? Excommunication perhaps ? Maybe even 100 "Hail Mary's". The church hierarchy are, it seems, not subject to the same criminal law as the rest of us are. The "establishment" of the catholic Church is the best "closed shop" that this world has ever seen or is likely to see.

Visiting a deserving pensioner?

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/03/queen-vatican-gifts-pope Queen arrives in Vatican with gifts fit for a pope    The Queen gave the Pope a huge hamper filled with goods from royal estates                                                                 The Queen, (that is to say Queen Elizabeth 2), arrived with a hamper full of "goodies" when visiting  Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 78 year old pensioner, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but now living in modest city accommodation in Rome. Mr Bergoglio received the gift when being visited by the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh. The hamper contained produce from the "Royal Estates" and included honey from Buckingham Palace gardens, whiskey from Balmoral and jams and chutney from Sandringham, one dozen eggs, assorted preserves...