Abuse victims seek investigation of pope, top Vatican officials

SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is attempting to have criminal proceedings instituted against Pope Benedict XVI in the International Criminal Court on the grounds of crimes against humanity, Catholic News Service reports:

Several victims of clerical sexual abuse, a U.S.-based organization for survivors and a U.S.-based human rights organization formally asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials on charges they bear a responsibility for the abuse of children by Catholic priests around the world.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests and their attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights, a New York-based organization, presented their petition to the court Sept. 13, they announced in a press release.

The Vatican press office declined comment.

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