The New York Times has uncovered documentation that regarding the sexual abuse scandal in Germany when Pope Benedict XVI was there. The church released a statement prior saying that the pope knew absolutely nothing of the scandal and placed the blame for allowing a preist who was found to be sexually abusing an 11-year-old boy to return to work with limited therapy. Well, now information has surfaced that the pope was not only apprised of the situtation, but he not only knew, but led the meeting in which decisions were made regarding the preist's transfer. The New York Times reports:
"The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of a sexual abuse case in Germany than previous church statements have suggested, raising fresh questions about his handling of a scandal unfolding under his direct supervision before he rose to the top of the church’s hierarchy...An initial statement on the matter issued earlier this month by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising placed full responsibility for the decision to allow the priest to resume his duties on Cardinal Ratzinger’s deputy, the Rev. Gerhard Gruber. But the memo, whose existence was confirmed by two church officials, shows that the future pope not only led a meeting on Jan. 15, 1980, approving the transfer of the priest, but was also kept informed about the priest’s reassignment."
Wow. That is a COMPLETELY different set of facts. In this day and age, when it's so easy to find evidence and documentation, why would the church lie about this? It is shameful. I guess Sinead O'Connor was right. Someone needs to investigate this situation. [source]
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