Santo Domingo.- A hearing in a slander case set for
Thursday next week could set a precedent in the Dominican Republic, pitting an
ever stronger and outspoken media against the powerful Catholic Church.
Catholic priest Manuel Ruiz charged five prominent journalists with slander stemming from the sexual abuse scandals caused by the late bishop Jozef Wesolowski and priest Wojciech Waldemar Gil (Padre Alberto).
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2016/2/26/58366/Trial-pits-Dominican-Republics-robust-media-powerful-Catholic-Church
Catholic priest Manuel Ruiz charged five prominent journalists with slander stemming from the sexual abuse scandals caused by the late bishop Jozef Wesolowski and priest Wojciech Waldemar Gil (Padre Alberto).
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2016/2/26/58366/Trial-pits-Dominican-Republics-robust-media-powerful-Catholic-Church