And what a job he did http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1314936/Pope-named-defendant-Catholic-sex-abuse-probe.html
"It became one of the most notorious cases to engulf the Catholic Church and was brought to the attention of The Pope whilst he was in charge of the body that dealt with serious sins." Somwhere in there is a very good joke.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, as he was known then, is said to have failed to take action against an American priest who molested up to 200 boys at a deaf school. 200 kids at a deaf school. You have to admire his grasp of opportunism and his tenacity.
Not every case of abuse is true The cardinal, following in the ideals of centralized power in the catholic church set by JP2 wanted to look into the cases of his people himself rather than have churches raided by foreign police forces on a whim Remember, The Holy See is a independent state Many states and countries have ambassadors who have diplomatic immunity Priests don't So they investigated themselves Unfortunately they are not professional investigators Unfortunately will the amount if claims made, 70 year old hermits under speculation will not take preference over younger priests in parishes that are under the same speculation It's a shame but when even the scouts, BB, boarding schools, the island of jersey, the Orange Order and nurserys cannot keep children safe from predators, what can a cardinal in Rome do any better?
