The Independent
Aisha Rimi wrote the following article in The Independent:
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted to providing false information during an investigation into sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich.
A report by law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) last week accused Benedict of failing to act in four child abuse cases during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982. The report said the former pope was aware of the transfer to his then-diocese of a priest after it was alleged that he had abused children.
Benedict, who provided lengthy written testimony, denies any wrongdoing on his part.
The former pope had previously claimed that he did not attend a meeting in 1980 during which the case of the suspected padeophile priest, Peter Hullermann, was discussed. Mr Hullermann was to undergo therapy, which was approved by the former pope - then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Pope Benedict XVI has admitted to providing false information during an investigation into sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich.
A report by law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) last week accused Benedict of failing to act in four child abuse cases during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982. The report said the former pope was aware of the transfer to his then-diocese of a priest after it was alleged that he had abused children.
Benedict, who provided lengthy written testimony, denies any wrongdoing on his part.
The former pope had previously claimed that he did not attend a meeting in 1980 during which the case of the suspected padeophile priest, Peter Hullermann, was discussed. Mr Hullermann was to undergo therapy, which was approved by the former pope - then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
