Could the Vatican face racketeering charges for harboring abusive clergy?

This is part 5 in a special series – Fugitive Fathers:
How the Vatican’s alleged sex abusers hide and preach in Latin America. Click here for more.
September 25th, 2015 -

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Earlier this year, federal prosecutors in Manhattan made history by arresting officials at the Federation Internationale de Football Association, or FIFA, on charges of racketeering and money laundering. The case, a groundbreaking example of US authorities policing far beyond America’s borders, raised an interesting question: If prosecutors could target FIFA —…