Reuters: Top Belgian Catholic Vows Silence After Uproar
Belgium's Roman
Catholic leader has sworn off public remarks until Christmas after
outraging public opinion twice this month with jarring comments about
AIDS and a call for mercy for retired pedophile priests.
Brussels Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, already under fire because of the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by priests, caused a storm two weeks ago when he said in a new book that AIDS was "a sort of inherent justice."
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Brussels Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, already under fire because of the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by priests, caused a storm two weeks ago when he said in a new book that AIDS was "a sort of inherent justice."
Read the entire article here.
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