27 October 2012 Last updated at 05:48 ET
Savile abuse: Catholic Church bid to remove papal knighthood
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has written to the Pope to ask if Jimmy Savile's papal knighthood can be posthumously removed, the Church has confirmed.
The Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Vincent Nichol, called for the removal of the late TV presenter's name from papal honours lists to recognise the "deep distress" of abuse victims.
Police confirmed Savile could have sexually abused some 300 people.
Savile was granted the honour in 1990.
Source : bbc[dot]co[dot]uk
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