Dutch Cardinal Adrianus Simonis accused of cover - up ...

"NETHERLANDS:

"Abuse probe receives 2,000 reports"


Snippet from The Catholic World Report, April 2011.

"An independent investigator in the Netherlands reports that his commission has collected more than 2,000 reports of abuse by Catholic priests.

"Wim Deetman, the former government official whose commission bean its probe in March 2010, said that it ha snow compiled a list of about 1,000 people who have been reported as either victims or perpetrators of abuse.

"He has called on all victims or witnesses to contact the commission, and urged the Dutch bishops to help publicize that appeal...

"Dutch Cardinal Adrianus Simonis ... faced new charges that he had covered up evidence of sexual abuse in the Utrecht archdiocese ..."

Way to go, guys! :)