Thursday, February 10, 2022

Benedict woes come as German church reform pressure rises

 

Pope Benedict XVI, left, who retired in 2013, speaking to Berlin's Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki, right, at a mass at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, Jan 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Benedict woes come as German church reform pressure rises

by Geir Moulson, Associated Press
Feb 9, 2022  ncr

A report on decades of clergy sexual abuse in Germany that shone an unflattering spotlight on retired Pope Benedict XVI has added to already strong pressure there for the church to reconsider Catholic rules on issues including homosexuality and women's roles.

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