Immunity - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:22:54 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Immunity - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Benedict will have security, immunity by remaining in the Vatican https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/02/18/benedict-will-have-security-immunity-by-remaining-in-the-vatican/ Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:23:16 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=39503 Pope Benedict's decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection with sexual abuse cases around the world, Church sources and legal experts say. "His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he Read more

Benedict will have security, immunity by remaining in the Vatican... Read more]]> Pope Benedict's decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection with sexual abuse cases around the world, Church sources and legal experts say.

"His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he might be defenseless. He wouldn't have his immunity, his prerogatives, his security, if he is anywhere else," said one Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"It is absolutely necessary" that he stays in the Vatican, said the source, adding that Benedict should have a "dignified existence" in his remaining years.

Vatican sources said officials had three main considerations in deciding that Benedict should live in a convent in the Vatican after he resigns on February 28. Continue reading

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