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Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:27 am
by dbackjon
On priest-child-molesters.

Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that Ireland caved in to Vatican pressure to grant immunity to church officials in the government probe of decades of sex abuse by Irish clergy in the predominantly Catholic nation.
That the Holy See used its diplomatic immunity status as a tiny-city state to try to thwart Ireland's government-led probe has long been known. But the WikiLeaks cables, published by Britain's The Guardian newspaper on Saturday, contain delicate, behind-the-scenes diplomatic assessments of the highly charged situation.

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Sorry Joe, Andy, et al. But your church donations go to help cover up child rape. You must be proud.

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:45 am
by JoltinJoe
Seriously, what a load. You mean the government prosecutors granted immunity to witnesses so as to secure their testimony in an investigation? This happens all the time. Prosecutors grant immunity to those considered material witnesses. This isn't done to "thwart" investigations, but instead it is done to aid investigators, so that they can get the information they want.

Immunity is offered to the witness not because the investigators believe that the witness has done anything wrong, but because they want the witness to testify completely without fear of withholding some facts because the witness fears they may incriminate him.

No attorney worth his salt allows his client to testify to an investigative panel without getting a grant of immunity. On the other hand, prosecutors don't grant immunity to witnesses that are actual targets of their investigation.

Move along. :coffee:

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:51 am
by andy7171
I expect twisting the facts to bring on Catholic hate from D1B, Cobblestone and OSBF, not you Jon. :ohno:

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:27 am
by D1B
andy7171 wrote:I expect twisting the facts to bring on Catholic hate from D1B, Cobblestone and OSBF, not you Jon. :ohno:
The only one twisting facts is Joltin Joe and your church. You should be ashamed of yourself. :nod:

* You are also an idiot Andy. Plain and simple - dumbfuck automaton that doesn't even realize he's part of cult and crime organization that has been raping children for centuries. :nod:

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:37 am
by andy7171
D1B wrote:You are also an idiot Andy. Plain and simple
Captian Obvious alert.

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:44 am
by bandl
andy7171 wrote:
D1B wrote:You are also an idiot Andy. Plain and simple
Captian Obvious alert.
Captain Spelling alert.

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:09 am
by andy7171
bandl wrote:
andy7171 wrote: Captian Obvious alert.
Captain Spelling alert.
Captain Nitpicky alert.

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:32 am
by clenz
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:38 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:39 am
by 89Hen
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by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:41 am
by clenz
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:42 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:43 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:44 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:45 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:46 am
by ASUG8
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:46 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:48 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:50 am
by ASUG8
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:52 am
by 89Hen
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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:59 am
by andy7171
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Captain Morgan alert!

Re: Wikileaked Cables show Ireland caved to Vatican pressure

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:00 pm
by bandl
Ha! I completely forgot that I even commented on Andy's RI-TARD comment. This thread is a GEM now! Well done. You're welcome. Also Sodomy and no homo.

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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:00 pm
by andy7171
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Captain Jack Sparrow alert

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Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 1:04 pm
by 89Hen
andy7171 wrote:Image

Captain Jack Sparrow alert
Ya know, this is kind of a weird picture. Captain Jack Sparrow posing at a JC Penny portait studio? :|

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