UN Probes Vatican/Catholic Church For Ignoring Child Abuse Allegations.

The Vatican is gearing up to defend itself for the first time in public during a U.N. hearing about claims the Catholic Church turned a blind eye to allegations of sexual abuse.

A United Nations committee in Geneva is set to question the Vatican about allegations that it protected pedophile members of the church, and thus permitted the sexual abuse of scores of children, the Associated Press reported.

The Holy See, the government of the Catholic Church, is preparing to defend itself during the gritty interrogation, which is scheduled for Thursday. The probe will focus on the Vatican's enforcement of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, which requires those who have signed the treaty to protect at all costs the safety and interests of children, the AP reported.read more here