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French abuse report authors respond to critics who challenged 330,000 victims estimate

February 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

Jean-Marc Sauvé. / Screenshot from CIASE Facebook page.

Paris, France, Feb 10, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The authors of a landmark abuse report responded this week to critics who argued that they overestimated the number of victims in the French C… […]

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Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers defend handling of Munich cases

February 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.

Vatican City, Feb 8, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors on Tuesday in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handling o… […]

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German Catholic bishop: Benedict XVI did not want to cover up clerical abuse

February 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Feb 4, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Benedict XVI never sought to cover up cases of sex abuse by clergy. That is the conviction of the German Bishop Stefan Oster.In a reflection published on… […]

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Who is Benedict XVI? Cardinal Filoni shares his testimony

January 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 26

Cardinal Fernando Filoni. Photo credits: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. / null

Vatican City, Jan 28, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Who is Benedict XVI? This is the question that has emerged in the minds of many in recent days; days of great suffering for him and … […]

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‘There was no real interest in their suffering’: Cardinal Marx apologizes to victims after Munich abuse report

January 27, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Reinhard Marx speaks at a press conference in Munich, Germany, Jan. 27, 2022. / Screenshot from erzbistum-muenchen.de.

Munich, Germany, Jan 27, 2022 / 04:09 am (CNA).
Cardinal Reinhard Marx offered a personal apology to abuse survivors… […]

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Munich abuse report: Cardinal Wetter apologizes for mishandling case

January 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Friedrich Wetter. / Whuke via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 de).

Munich, Germany, Jan 25, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1982 to 2007, apologized on Tuesday for mishandling an abuse c… […]

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Benedict XVI confirms he attended disputed 1980 meeting in Munich

January 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, pictured in summer 2017. / EWTN/Paul Badde.

Munich, Germany, Jan 24, 2022 / 03:38 am (CNA).
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has apologized for mistakenly saying that he did not attend a disputed meeting in 1980 while serv… […]

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Catholic diocese in Australia found vicariously liable for clerical abuse

January 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. / Nickbenanh via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Melbourne, Australia, Jan 21, 2022 / 07:00 am (CNA).
In a ruling believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, a judge has found a Catholic diocese vicari… […]

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Pope Francis: The Church is firmly committed to justice for abuse victims

January 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary session of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 21, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 21, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said Friday tha… […]

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Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI is praying for victims in wake of Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 10:57 am (CNA).
Archbishop Georg Gänswein said on Thursday that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse … […]

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