Italy Church Too say rebuffed by Zuppi

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 27 - Italian Catholic Church anti-paedophilia group Italy Church Too said Friday they had already been rebuffed by the new head of the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI), Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, in their demand for an independent inquiry into predator priests along the lines of those that have taken place in other countries.
    Cardinal Zuppi, a former street priest working with the poor who has also helped broker international peace deals with the Sant'Egidio Community, is seen as a breath of fresh air for the CEI.
    He was only appointed by Pope Francis three days ago.
    Despite this, Italy Church Too said "our letter asking for clear answers on the issue of abuse starting from the creation of an independent commission of inquiry has yet to get any response form the institutions".
    It said "our battle goes on in a renewed form, things are getting bad even under the new presidency of Cardinal Zuppi who has made many steps forward but will not take any action on this (clerical abuse), evidently". (ANSA).