Pope Francis did not do enough to stop priests from sexually abusing deaf children: Report
An investigation into the highest ranks of the Vatican, including Pope Francis, led by The Washington Post revealed that they did little to punish the accused in the horrific abuse allegations in three Catholic schools for deaf children, nor did they stop the abuse from continuing.
According to the Post, an 83-year-old Italian priest named Nicola Corradi, believed to be the “ringleader” of the abuse, was arrested in 2016 after the allegations surfaced. While charges are pending against 12 other suspects, the 14th accused has already been charged with rape and sexual abuse and sentenced to 10 years behind bars, Slate reports.
The probe indicated that the abuse at Antonio Provolo Institute for the Deaf in Verona, Italy, reportedly began in the 1950s and lasted through the 1980s, while in Argentina, it began in the 1980s at two Provolo schools in Lujan and La Plata. Corradi had taught in both countries for decades, it was revealed.