A report released last week alleges that former Pope Benedict XVI allowed four abusive priests in Munich to remain in ministry. This episode is an opportunity to understand the church’s fitful evolution on dealing with abuse.
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Podcast: What you need to know about Pope Benedict’s record on sexual abuse
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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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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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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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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Vatican to study German abuse report that faults Pope Benedict
A law firm’s report on how abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising faualted retired Pope Benedict XVI, with lawyers accusing him of “misconduct” in four cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop.
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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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Interview: Cardinal Scola condemns ‘harsh and insolent attacks’ against Pope Francis
“It seemed to me, right from the beginning, that Francis’ style of pontificate was like a punch in the stomach from the Holy Spirit to wake us up,” Cardinal Angelo Scola says in this exclusive interview.
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Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI likely received Covid-19 booster shot
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI likely received the third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in October, according to official Vatican reports.