Ex-Pope Sorry For Mishandling Clergy Abuse Cases

The Associated Press reports:

Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness Tuesday for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an independent report criticized his actions in four cases while he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.

“I have had great responsibilities in the Catholic Church. All the greater is my pain for the abuses and the errors that occurred in those different places during the time of my mandate,” the retired pope said.

The report’s authors faulted Benedict’s handling of four cases during his time as archbishop, accusing him of misconduct for having failed to restrict the ministry of the priests in the cases even after they had been convicted criminally.

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BREAKING: Retired Pope Benedict XVI has asked for forgiveness for any “grievous faults” in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but he didn’t admit to any wrongdoing. https://t.co/QfTcKJ7rtn

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