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	Catholic Officials Defend Benedict XVI Vatican Says Pope Is 'Vigilant Shepherd' as a Sex-Abuse Scandal Surrounding His Former Archdiocese Roils Germany By David Crawford Wall Street Journal March 15, 2010 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704416904575121962648303180.html?mod=googlenews_wsj VATICAN CITY -- Roman Catholic officials defended Pope Benedict XVI amid a growing sex-abuse scandal that recently reached his former archdiocese in Germany. An article published Sunday in the Vatican's official newspaper, the Osservatore Romano, said Benedict XVI's track record in fighting abuse showed he is a "vigilant shepherd of his flock, contrary to the false image of [him] as a scholar dedicated to writing books who delegates to others the job of governing the Church." It also noted remarks Benedict XVI delivered before his election as pope in 2005, denouncing the "filth" inside Church ranks. The article, by Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi, a ...
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