German victim starts lawsuit against Pope Benedict

27-06-2022

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German victim starts lawsuit against Pope Benedict

One of the victims of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria has filed a lawsuit against several church leaders. One of them is Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. He is accused of protecting the perpetrators of abuse.

Italian Catholic Church launches abuse investigation

The Roman Catholic Church in Italy has launched an investigation into sexual abuse in the church in recent years.

Marx, during a press conference on Friday. photo AFP, Lennart Preiss

Abuse scandals grip German church

Leading German Cardinal Reinhard Marx wants to resign over sexual abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church. What exactly is going on? Five questions and answers.

The former minor seminary of Chavagnes-en-Paillers, in western France, where hundreds of children were abused in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. image AFP, Sebastien Salom-Gomis

Church to move after scathing abuse report

Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by clergy in the Roman Catholic Church in France since 1950. What do they mean for the church? Four questions and answers.

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