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“Raid in houses of God”, headlines Brussels newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. As part of an investigation into child abuse in the Belgian Catholic church, the police on 24 June swooped down on the residences of high ranking members of the clergy. Mechelen Cathedral was also combed, and a crypt opened, reports the daily. The State Prosecution Office defended the action insisting it had possesed “reliable information the church has hidden documents in several places.”
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