Papal letter fails to quell scandals engulfing Irish Catholic church
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/pope-letter-irish-catholic-scandals
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Pope Benedict XVI's pastoral letter to Ireland's Catholics has failed to arrest the scandal engulfing the church, with pressure growing for the resignation of bishops who were in positions of authority during the paedophile priest cover-up.
Calls for bishops to step down came amid revelations of more abuse cases, including some in Germany.
The Focus news magazine reported that the head of the German bishops' conference had admitted that the Roman Catholic church had consciously covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/pope-letter-irish-catholic-scandals
Calls for bishops to step down came amid revelations of more abuse cases, including some in Germany.
The Focus news magazine reported that the head of the German bishops' conference had admitted that the Roman Catholic church had consciously covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/21/pope-letter-irish-catholic-scandals
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Before becoming Pope he wrote a letter ordering Bishops to keep all reports of sexual abuse secret and threatening Bishops with excommunication if they reported the abuse.
The Pope has direct responsibility for the cover-up.
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