Catholic Church: New abuse report from Munich burdens Pope Benedict heavily
Created: 2022-01-20Updated: 2022-01-20 12:24 PM
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI waves upon his arrival at the Vatican in 2014.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is heavily charged in a new report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Munich – A report burdened the emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.
in four cases of misconduct in dealing with sexual abuse during his time as archbishop of the diocese of Munich and Freising.
The lawyer Martin Pusch said on Thursday when the report was presented in Munich.
In all cases, Benedict - then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - strictly rejected any misconduct.
The report also accuses the former Archbishop of Munich and Freising, Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, of 21 cases of misconduct in dealing with sexual abuse.
Wetter did not deny the cases, but misconduct on his part, said Pusch.
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The parish council chairmen Wolfgang Lanzinger and Thorsten Berner are concerned about the abuse study* that the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising will publish.
