Pope Benedict XVI, retired, has penned a plea for forgiveness for things he did not do and does not apologize for. (!!!) Ya just can't make this stuff up. Here are some of the headlines for this bizarre news event:
Retired pope asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
Pope Benedict concedes failings in new letter, but no apology for German abuse cases
Pope Benedict asks for forgiveness but denies wrongdoing over child sex abuse cases
Benedict XVI apologizes for clerical abuse but admits no personal responsibility
Ex-Pope Benedict acknowledges 'errors' but no blame in abuse handling, seeks forgiveness
The 94 year old retiree was pulled back into the spotlight last month, when a detailed report on clerical abuse from 1945 to 2019, was presented by a German law firm, Westpfahl Spilker Wastl, which was commissioned by the archdiocese. The investigation found that then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger was among a number of senior clerics who had seriously mishandled abuse cases. They found that his handling of four cases rose to the level of misconduct.
