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Vatican rises to Benedict XVI’s defense after Munich abuse report

By Claire Giangravé — January 26, 2022
(RNS) — The Vatican’s communication director highlighted the emeritus pope’s efforts to combat sexual abuse after a report into his former diocese accused him of participating in a cover-up as archbishop in Munich.

The pope’s unfinished business: Outreach to traditionalist SSPX

By Alessandro Speciale — March 5, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI invested much of his pontificate in trying to achieve reconciliation with the ultra-conservative Society of St. Pius X. But after years of negotiations, their relationship with the Vatican remains, as much in Benedict's pontificate, unfinished business.
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