Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

Vatican Defends Pope's Record On Sexual Abuse

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI, while still a cardinal, sought in vain to expedite the process for de...

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Catholic Child Abuse Scandal: Seeking Accountability

Michele Somerville | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michele Somerville

The Catholic hierarchy has benefited from too much trust, too much benefit of the doubt and too much latitude in handling the child abuse crisis.

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The Arrogance of Catholic Church Authorities

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thomas de Zengotita

What Church authorities have been revealing about themselves, in their very words, is this: they believe they are what they say they are.

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An Open Letter to the Sisters of the Holy Wisdom Monastery

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Friedrich

When Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Ratzinger) was asked about the rights of animals in a 2002 interview, he denounced the institutionalized cruelty of factory farming.

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Report: Pope Benedict XVI Stalled California Pedophile Case

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing co...

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Pope Further Implicated In Mishandling Of Sex Abuse

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Revelations that the Vatican halted the investigation of a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys have eerie ec...

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