Catholic Church in Peru rebukes local bishop who sued journalists

The Catholic Church in Peru on Wednesday rebuked a local archbishop who has sued...

LIMA - The Catholic Church in Peru on Wednesday rebuked a local archbishop who has sued two local investigative journalists for libel after they broke a sex abuse story involving an elite Catholic society that he belongs to.

Human rights activists and journalists slammed the sentence as a blow to freedom of expression and efforts to end impunity for child sex abusers. “The Pope stresses that the Church needs help in this difficult task of fighting this evil,” added the statement, which did not mention Eguren directly.

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