Essay: The lesson for Catholic bishops from Benedict report – apologise, apologise, apologise
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, suggests Catholic bishops might spend Lent doing penance, living on bread and water, camped out on the steps of their cathedrals, in the wake of sexual abuse scandals within the church…
Ex-Pope Benedict accused of failing to act in Munich Church abuse report
Berlin, GermanyReuters Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of alleged sexual abuse in his archdiocese when he was Archbishop of Munich, a report found on Thursday, compounding a scandal engulfing the Catholic Church. Benedict has previously denied wrongdoing over the cases. Lawyer Ulrich Wastl speaks at a news conference about a […]