Child abuse victims accuse pope of crimes against humanity

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Borrowed from AF.com: Child abuse victims accuse pope of crimes against humanity

Interesting.. It probably won't go anywhere, but it's hitting at the heart of the bastards anyway..

VATICAN CITY — An international group for victims of sexual abuse by priests said Tuesday it was asking the International Criminal Court to prosecute Pope Benedict XVI for crimes against humanity.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said it had filed a complaint calling on the ICC to "take action and prosecute the Pope" for "direct and superior responsibility for the crimes against humanity of rape and other sexual violence committed around the world".

International law experts said the case may not go very far because the ICC prosecutor only investigates complaints if asked to do so by the United Nations Security Council, by a state that has ratified the Rome Statute, or on his own initiative. The ICC also investigates crimes, not people.

But in their statement, the hard-hitting organisation said the ICC's jurisdiction "names rape, sexual violence assault, and torture as crimes against humanity."

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