1. Future Pope's Complex Role In Abuse Case In Austria.
- Author
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BENNHOLD, KATRIN
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SEXUAL misconduct by clergy , *CLERGY'S sexual behavior - Abstract
VIENNA -- As Pope Benedict XVI has come under scrutiny for his handling of sexual abuse cases, both his supporters and his critics have paid fresh attention to the way he responded to a sexual abuse scandal in Austria in the 1990s, one of the most damaging to confront the church in Europe. Defenders of Benedict cite his role in dealing with Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer of Vienna as evidence that he moved assertively, if quietly, against abusers. They point to the fact that Cardinal Groer left office six months after accusations against him of molesting boys first appeared in the Austrian news media in 1995. The future pope, they say, favored a full canonical investigation, only to be blocked by other ranking officials in the Vatican. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2010