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The Catholic church and the theft and sale of babies
This second instalment of a report by PETER FROST into church abuse looks at a terrible scandal in the Roman Catholic church

AT last the Vatican and the Pope are beginning to admit the worldwide scandal of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. They still have a way to go to reveal just how many secrets are buried in the cesspit that is the church’s history.

One major disgrace that needs to be admitted is the vast array of cases of the church stealing and selling babies.

In Ireland the story has been well known for some time. The 2013 film Philomena with Judi Dench and Steve Coogan bought the scandal to a wide audience.

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