Pope Benedict ‘turned blind eye’ to child sexual abuse

Church-commissioned report says the former pontiff ‘perpetuated a culture of trivialising’ abuse of minors

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 25:Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithfuls as he delivers his Christmas Day message 'urbi et orbi' blessing (to the city and to the world) from the central b
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Former pope Benedict XVI failed to act against priests accused of child sexual abuse while serving as archbishop of Munich, an investigation for the archdiocese has found.

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