The Case of the Pope

Download or Read eBook The Case of the Pope PDF written by Geoffrey Robertson KC and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Case of the Pope
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780141968896
ISBN-13 : 0141968893
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Book Synopsis The Case of the Pope by : Geoffrey Robertson KC

Book excerpt: THE CASE OF THE POPE delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law? Geoffrey Robertson QC, a distinguished human rights lawyer and judge, evinces a deep respect for the good works of Catholics and their church. But, he argues, unless Pope Benedict XVI can divest himself of the beguilements of statehood and devotion to obsolescent canon law, the Vatican will remain a serious enemy to the advance of human rights.


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