Juan Carlos Patino-Arango

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Juan Carlos Patino-Arango was a

cover up the crime. A settlement was reached in the Houston church sex abuse case. In May 2005 in Texas
, he was indicted on a felony criminal charge of indecency with a child.

Diplomatic immunity request of Pope

When Pope Benedict was personally accused in a lawsuit of conspiring to

cover up the molestation of three boys in Texas by Patino-Arango in Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, he sought and obtained diplomatic immunity from prosecution.[1] Some have claimed that this immunity was granted after intervention by then US President George W. Bush.[2] The Department of State "recognize[d] and allow[ed] the immunity of Pope Benedict XVI from this suit."[3]

See also

  • Catholic sex abuse cases

References

  1. ^ "Pope seeks immunity in Texas abuse case", Associated Press, August 17, 2005.
  2. ^ Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film).
  3. ^ United States Department of State


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