Not Their Fathers' Keeper

Ideological, atheistic fanatics at the United Nations Committee Against Torture have rejected the Vatican's use of Cain's argument in relation to sexual abuse by priests. The Vatican had declared that, as a tiny, helpless city-state with a population composed entirely of celibate or furtive males, it bore no responsibility for the conduct of priestly resources anywhere else in the world, despite the latter's purely coincidental membership of the Roman Catholic Church. Nevertheless, the Committee called on the Holy See to "stop and sanction" any actions that would give rise to credible allegations that its employees were violating the UN Convention against Torture. Fortunately, the Vatican had declared itself innocent of any wrongdoing before the Committee's report came out; but it has condescended to agree to give "serious consideration" to the recommendations. Just because an institution has been found worthy by Mussolini, that does not mean it should refuse to adapt to the present day.