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Former pope Benedict XVI on Monday admitted providing incorrect information to a German inquiry about his presence at a 1980 meeting discussing a paedophile priest, blaming an editing "oversight".
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 serving as archbishop of Munich and Freising.In a statement published in the German Catholic weekly Die Tagepost on Jan. 24, the 94-year-old retired pope said that the mistake was the result of an editing error, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA's German-language news partner. Benedict XVI initially told investigators that he was not present at a meeting of archdioce...
Former pope Benedict XVI (pictured) admitted providing incorrect information to an inquiry about his presence at a 1980 meeting discussing a paedophile priest, blaming an editing 'oversight'.
An independent report last week found that Benedict XVI, who stood down in 2013, knowingly failed to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in the 1980s.
BERLIN, (Sputnik) - Former Pope Benedict XVI admitted on Monday to giving a false statement to German investigators probing child sexual abuse by the country's... 24.01.2022, Sputnik International