New Report Commissioned by Archdiocese: Pope Benedict XVI Allowed Predatory Priests to Continue Sexual Abuse
The archdiocese commissioned the report from law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl nearly two years ago,
(AP) A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany’s Munich diocese on Thursday faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s handling of four cases when he was archbishop in the 1970s and ’80s. The law firm that drew up the report said Benedict strongly denies any wrongdoing.
The findings were sure to reignite criticism of Benedict’s record more th…