Pope still has pending case in Texas...

Awful as it may seem, the lawyers of Joseph Ratzinger now Benedict XVI asked President Bush to declare the pontiff immune from liability in a lawsuit that accuses him of conspiring to cover up the molestation of three boys by a seminarian in Texas. The pontiff is accused of conspiring with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to cover up the abuse during the mid-1990s. Daniel Shea, who is representing the three boys who were said to be abused said he would challenge the U.S. diplomatic recognition of the Vatican if the pope is given immunity in the case. The three boys, identified in court documents as John Does I, II and III, allege that a Colombian-born seminarian on assignment at St. Francis de Sales church in Houston, Juan Carlos Patino-Arango, molested them during counseling sessions in the church in the mid-1990s. In the lawsuit, Shea, cited a May 18, 2001 letter from Ratzinger, written in Latin to bishops around the world, explaining that "grave" crimes such as the sexual abuse of minors would be handled by his congregation. The proceedings of special church tribunals handling the cases were subject to "pontifical secret," Ratzinger's letter says."Ratzinger's involvement arises out of this letter, which demonstrates the clear intent to conceal the crimes involved," Shea said. Now what kind of foolishness is this one?Even the Pope is trying to escape due process by invoking immunity?If Ratzinger isn't really guilty of having committed those that have been accused of him then why don't he just let the proceedings continue to prove that he had done no wrong???Or is he hiding deeper secrets that would reveal his being uncredible as an icon of Catholic religion?