of the faith under religious or canon law the way the catholic church deals with problems internally. mario saw it as a whitewash, a system swinging into place to protect the abuser. we ve got hold of the judgment from the canon law trial convened by bishop spreafico, which recognised bekiaris guilt, adding that, while the priest disputed some details, he confessed the abuse took place. he even paid mario 112,000 euros as a sort of damages. but the panel did not dismiss him, as mario requested. instead, they banned him from working with minors for life. feeling betrayed by every part of the church institution, mario and his lawyer tried an alternative legal route this time, through italian
mario tried to seekjustice, approaching bekiaris superior, bishop ambrogio spreafico. he began a first court process, led by the vatican s congregation for the doctrine of the faith under religious or canon law the way the catholic church deals with problems internally. mario saw it as a whitewash, a system swinging into place to protect the abuser. we ve got hold of the judgment from the canon law trial convened by bishop spreafico, which recognised bekiaris guilt, adding that, while the priest disputed some details, he confessed the abuse took place. he even paid mario 112,000 euros as a sort of damages. but the panel did not dismiss him, as mario requested. instead, they banned him from working with minors for life.
0ver weeks of tracking bekiaris online, we ve found how he celebrates mass in different towns. he s still listed as a priest on the website of his diocese. that a man with his past can be allowed to preach the word of god just beggars belief. should a priest, who is known to have abused, who has confessed to the abuse, who has even paid damages to the victim, should that priest be defrocked under canon law? i m not familiar with the case but, if the procedure, the investigation, establishes that he has committed the crime, he should be dismissed, of course. and if there is any kind of activity that brings him into contact with minors, that goes obviously against the verdict. recent pictures of bekiaris even show he s continued to celebrate mass with minors present.
approaching bekiaris superior, bishop ambrogio spreafico. he began a first court process, led by the vatican s congregation for the doctrine of the faith under religious or canon law the way the catholic church deals with problems internally. mario saw it as a whitewash, a system swinging into place to protect the abuser. we ve got hold of the judgment from the canon law trial convened by bishop spreafico, which recognised bekiaris guilt, adding that, while the priest disputed some details, he confessed the abuse took place. he even paid mario 112,000 euros as a sort of damages. but the panel did not dismiss him, as mario requested. instead, they banned him from working with minors for life.
to the victim, should that priest be defrocked under canon law? i m not familiar with the case, but, if the procedure, the investigation, establishes that he has committed the crime, he should be dismissed, of course. and if there is any kind of activity that brings him into contact with minors, that goes obviously against the verdict. recent pictures of bekiaris even show he s continued to celebrate mass with minors present. we decide to find him and seek answers. bbc?