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	Pope Benedict Let a Known Pedophile Work in His Diocese in Germany By Leon J. Podles Dialogue March 14, 2010 http://www.podles.org/dialogue/pope-benedict-let-a-known-pedophile-work-in-his-diocese-in-germany-293.htm As the Cardinal Archbishop of Munich, Joseph Ratzinger let a pedophile work in his diocese. The London Times reports The Pope was drawn directly into the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal for the first time tonight as news emerged of his part in a decision to send a paedophile priest for therapy. The priest went on to reoffend and was convicted of child abuse but continues to work as priest in Upper Bavaria. The priest was sent from Essen to Munich for “therapy” in 1980 when he was accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex. The archdiocese confirmed that the Pope, then a cardinal, had approved a decision to accommodate the priest in a rectory while the therapy took place.
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