What Happens In Vatican City Stays In Vatican City

When the horrible news surfaced that Catholic Priests were molesting boys I was shocked. When the Catholic church in the U.S. said that they would handle the sexual abuse matters internally instead of turning the molesters over to the authorities I was shocked. But now that I've learned that the "age of sexual consent" in the Catholic's own country, VATICAN CITY, is only 12 years of age I am absolutely horrified!
What?!? It's the lowest age of consent in Europe! Spain is bad enough at 13 but at least it's a teenager, right(ugh!)? So any adult in the nation of Vatican City can have sex with a 6th grader and, as long as the child is "willing", it's perfectly good. AGGGGHHHH!!! The Pope runs the Vatican City! How can this be acceptable!!!
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