Irish abuse victim: letter proves Vatican cover-up

In 1997 a Vatican official sent a letter to Irish bishops advising them not to report cases of child abuse to the police.  On Monday the letter was revealed.  Archbishop Luciano Storero is the one who sent the letter regarding the Vatican's "mandatory reporting" policy.  They put a new law into place that says all matters of that nature would be handled internally and that any one who tried to pursue justice outside of the church would have their actions overturned on appeal in Rome.  This scandal has sent "shockwaves" across the Catholic world.

I, as a Catholic, am absolutely appalled at this information.  It amazes me how priests of all people, God's servants here on Earth could do something like this.  I understand that some matters of the church need to remain in their hands.  It is better for some matters to be handled internally.  However, in this case I feel that the law needs to step in and do something.  The are holy people yes but that doesn't mean they are above the law.  They should know more than anybody the consequences of their actions and the severity of the consequences.  Both here and in the after life.  They should think about that for once.