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German report accuses Benedict XVI of abuse coverup. What does it say?

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The Pillar
Jan 20, 2022
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Pope Benedict XVI in 2008. Credit: Mangouste35/wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is in the headlines Thursday, as a new report alleges that he mishandled abuse cases while serving as the leader of a German archdiocese in the 1970s and 80s.

To help make sense of what’s been alleged, The Pillar answers your questions:

What happened?

A German …

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