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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addresses sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church

cde.news desk 11 April 2019, 10:34 · 1 min read

epa03178251 (FILE) A file picture dated 12 May 2010 shows Pope Benedict XVI blessing the faithful during the traditional candle procession at Fatima's Sanctuary, Portugal. Pope Benedict XVI celebrates his 85th birthday on 16 April 2012. He was born Joseph Ratzinger on 16 April 1927 in Bavaria, Germany. EPA/ETTORE FERRARI

In an essay published Thursday on the Catholic News Agency (CNA), Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI offered his thoughts about the sex abuse crisis facing the Church.

Benedict reviewed the sexual revolution of the 1960s, and examined its effects on priestly formation and life, before suggesting the Church’s proper response.

The full essay can be read here

The emeritus pope’s essay was published simultaneously in German at Klerusblatt, in Italian at Corriere della Sera, and in English at Catholic News Agency and the National Catholic Register.

He also discussed the ecclesial reaction to pedophilia, noting that the 1983 Code of Canon Law “did not seem sufficient for taking the necessary measures,” and that over time “a renewal and deepening of the deliberately loosely constructed criminal law of the new Code began to take shape.”
Via Catholic News Agency

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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI addresses sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church

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