Georg Ratzinger

Brothers in Faith: How the Ratzinger Boys Became World Catholic Leaders

Michael Hesemann | Posted 05.01.2012

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Michael Hesemann

What united both was not only the common blood, as two sons of a very close and loving family, but, first of all, their common Catholic faith and their rural Bavarian piety.

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Is the Pope Toast?

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Wolff

The Pope is in trouble. It's a potentially transformative moment in matters of religion and of power, wherein even the infallible turns out to be vulnerable. Some of us live for such moments.

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Church Abuse Scandal 'Creeping Ever Closer' To The Pope

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff ...

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Georg Ratzinger, Pope's Brother, Admits Slapping Pupils

AP | MELISSA EDDY and ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned G...

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Georg Ratzinger, Pope's Brother, Linked To Child Abuse Scandal Rocking Church In Germany

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jerome Taylor, The Independent A series of allegations in Germany and Holland have plunged the Catholic Church into a renewed crisis over how it has ...

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Georg Ratzinger, Pope's Brother, Says He Will Testify In Abuse Case

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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ROME — The brother of Pope Benedict XVI has told a newspaper he is willing to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany's Catholic Church, even...

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