Tag: clergy sex abuse

In a letter, the 94-year-old former pope said that his pain was all the greater as he had “borne great responsibility in the Catholic Church”

Letter of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addressing the report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich-Freising

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's advisors explained how the error in the statement for the Munich-based firm of assessors came about

“I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the Church ... at times, by men of the Church.”

Father Kenneth Bernard Pius Hendricks died due to complications of pneumonia coupled with diabetes

Pope Benedict XVI was "the first pope to meet several times with victims of abuse," said Vatican communications director Andrea Tornielli

Widespread cases of sexual abuse in the Church worldwide have become one of the biggest challenges for Pope Francis

The pope emeritus “is carefully reading the statements … which fill him with shame and pain about the suffering inflicted on the victims”

The women “stand in complete solidarity with the victim/survivor nun who broke the silence against continuous abuse and exploitation"

Pope Francis underlined that discernment is always needed “in the fight against abuses of all kinds”