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Church Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI is under increasing pressure to directly address the sex scandals rocking his church. Revelations of pedophilia by priests and cover-ups by Roman Catholic authorities began in the US in 1985.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readPope Benedict XVI is under increasing pressure to directly address the sex scandals rocking his church. Revelations of pedophilia by priests and cover-ups by Roman Catholic authorities began in the US in 1985. Since then, they've spread worldwide, and this week questions have been raised about the actions of the Pope when he was Archbishop of Munich. The latest reports in Europe are from Italy, where three men say they were abused as boys at a Catholic school for the deaf. Is it a smear campaign, as the Vatican claims, or is it time for the Pope himself to explain his own actions, in the interests of restoring his dwindling credibility?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Darrell Satzman
Producer
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
Rachel Donadio
Paris-based journalist, contributing writer for The Atlantic
Joe Feuerherd
Publisher, National Catholic Reporter
Diane Knight
Chair, US Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Review Board