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FILED - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI waving at Munich airport on June 26, 2020. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa-Pool/dpa.

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SEXUAL ABUSE

Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to abuse victims but denies wrongdoing

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

The accusations were categorically denied by Ratzinger's lawyers and advisers in a "fact check" also published on Tuesday

FILED - 22 June 2020, Bavaria, Freising: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI arrives at the airport for his return flight to the Vatican. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has admitted that he made a false statement during an investigation into child sexual abuse in the German Catholic Church that accused several current and former priests of misconduct. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa-Pool/dpa.

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SEXUAL ABUSE

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI admits false statement in abuse probe

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/24/22

The report compounds damage already done to the Catholic Church's reputation following a string of child sexual abuse scandals internationally

20 January 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Ulrich Wastl of law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) speaks during a press conference on a report on child sex abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa POOL/dpa.

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SEXUAL ABUSE

German abuse study accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict of misconduct

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/22

According to the study, there were at least 235 alleged perpetrators - among them 173 priests and nine deacons

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SAINT NO MORE?

Child abuse cover-up scandal taints John Paul II's legacy

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

"John Paul, in many ways an admirable man, was willfully blind to the abuse of children and young people," the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) magazine wrote last week.

Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to abuse victims but denies wrongdoing

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI admits false statement in abuse probe

German abuse study accuses Pope Emeritus Benedict of misconduct

Child abuse cover-up scandal taints John Paul II's legacy

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