it took years to open up to a therapist, which helped him settle down with a wife and son. mario sniffs. 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
he too was granted a canon law trial. once again, there was no decision to expel the priest and, once again, italianjudges ruled the crime had expired. since then, the abuser has disappeared. there s just one association in italy, based in the north, which supports victims of clerical abuse, and we ve come to meet its founder an abuse survivor himself. ciao, francesco. sono mark. piacere. from his tiny apartment, his site, called the abuse network,
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.
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