Vatican urged to unveil secret files on pedophile priests
Globe and Mail Monday 6th February, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI reacts next to two young members of "Azione Cattolica" (Catholic Action movement) as a dove is released from a window of his private apartments while he leads the Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican January 29, 2012.
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