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Vatican defends Benedict after report faults abuse record

Germany Munich Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger 2001

Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican on Wednesday strongly defended Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clergy sexual abuse and cautioned against looking for “easy scapegoats and summary judgments,” after an independent report faulted his handling of four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany. The Holy See’s editorial director, Andrea Tornielli, provided the […]