Holy See Found Guilty of Torture but (Incredibly) Says it Hasn't

This one really is incredible. The United Nations Committee Against Torture has found the Holy See clearly guilty of torture, & the Holy See has published a statement saying they haven't. I can't phrase it better than extracts from the Guardian article, which see for full details.

'[The United Nations Committee Against Torture] called on the Holy See to "take effective measures" to monitor individuals under its "effective control" and to "stop and sanction" conduct that would constitute "credible allegations of violations of the [UN] Convention [against Torture]".

'Before the report had even been released, the Vatican issued a statement declaring that it had not been found to be "in violation" of the convention.

'Felice D Gaer, the CAT's American vice-chair, told the Guardian: "Legal scholars will tell you that when we write about a concern and make a recommendation we are identifying something that is not in conformity with the requirements of the convention. We don't use the word 'violation'; others do. But it's quite clear it's not in conformity with the requirements of the convention."' (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/23/un-committee-against-torture-vatican-sex-abuse-scandal)

These people are torturers plain & simple, & it's fortunate there is a body such as the UN to point this out. Unfortunately they only said it implicitly & gave the Holy See a plausible deniability clause (last time it was the excuse that the UN's criticism of the Holy See was ideologically driven). So if anyone from the UN should read this, please say it explicitly so these turds can't wiggle out of it for a third time.

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