"We see him -- we consider him -- a victim of a certain system and also the media," said one Vatican official, explaining that, in his view, Cardinal Law's mistakes were the result of a lack of knowledge about abusers, not a lack of concern over abuse.
And I think the only way to get over abuse is to start on that path of forgiveness towards the abusers, or to get some sort of resolution.
The sodomy conviction was overturned in 2004, but appeals over abuse of power were ultimately rejected.
In 2004, one alumnus filed a civil suit against the school over abuse.
She added that discussions had taken place with the governing body over abuse cases.
Smith was first investigated over abuse allegations in Lancashire in the late 1960s.
Last week, Partick Thistle admitted firing one of their employees in 1992 over abuse claims.
He has, by the way, sued over abuse in other faiths: Lutheran, Baptist, Mormon and so on.
Ted Greidanus, a beef board member, said that unease over abuse of check-off money was keenest among such groups.
Henriques is a former high court judge who conducted an inquiry into how Lord Janner escaped justice over abuse claims.
With such widespread international concern over abuse by paedophile clerics, this has inevitably been reported in terms of molestation.
