This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell explain what we know so far about the four cases Pope Emeritus Benedict was implicated in.
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After Munich abuse report, Cardinal Marx to remain in office—for the time being
“I am not clinging to my office,” Cardinal Marx said on Thursday. “The offer to resign last year was meant very seriously. Pope Francis decided otherwise and asked me to continue my ministry responsibly.”
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Vatican editorial on abuse report: Don’t use Pope Benedict as an ‘easy scapegoat’
A Vatican editorial defended retired Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clerical sexual abuse after the release of a report that accused him of mishandling four cases during his time as archbishop of Munich.
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Pope Benedict’s correction to the Munich abuse report sparks a debate among German Catholics
A broad debate has erupted in Germany after former Pope Benedict XVI corrected a central statement he made on the Munich abuse report presented last week.
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Just war theory and Ukraine: Why military action against Russia is justifiable
Vladimir Putin‘s aggression against Ukraine fails just war theory, but the ethicist John Davenport writes that NATO forces are morally justified in responding with proportionate military action.
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Pope Benedict corrects statement to German abuse report, was present at meeting where abusive priest was discussed
Retired Pope Benedict XVI said he was present at a 1980 meeting to discuss the transfer of a priest accused of misconduct, amending an earlier statement in which he said that he was not in attendance.
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As a Russian invasion of Ukraine looms, Pope Francis calls for a world day of prayer
Amid a tense and volatile situation in Eastern Europe, Pope Francis today called for prayers worldwide.
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Pope Francis vows justice for sex abuse victims after German audit faults Pope Benedict
In a previously scheduled speech to the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases, Pope Francis did not refer to the findings of a long-awaited report into how the Munich archdiocese handled abuse cases.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI provided 82 pages of information for upcoming clerical abuse report
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has provided extensive answers to lawyers’ questions concerning sexual abuse cases in the Munich archdiocese, a major German newspaper reported Friday.
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German bishop says gender-neutral language in synod documents would be ‘an unmistakable commitment to gender ideology’
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer criticized the Synodal Path for postponing a debate on gender-neutral language.