Pope Benedict Admits To Giving False Testimony In German Sex Abuse Case
The law firm’s report noted that minutes from the 1980 meeting, about the transfer of an abusive priest to Munich, recorded Benedict as present and rejected his written testimony that he wasn’t there as “barely credible.”
Ganswein insisted that the omission “was the result of an oversight in the editing” of his testimony and “not done out of bad faith . . . He is very sorry for this mistake and asks to be excused,” Ganswein said, adding that Benedict will make a statement about how the error happened after he is done reading the nearly 2,000-page report.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
He would have been better off saying he couldn’t remember whether he was there or not, and then having his recollection refreshed by the minutes.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
Well, he did benefit somewhat from his sojourn in Rome. Now he only denies the hypocaust.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
And all this time I had thought Pope Benedict was a good egg. He should lose his papal pension and be forced to confess his sin to Pope Francis on FOX news on the Tucker Carlson show.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has admitted to giving false testimony in a German sex abuse case.
Pow to the Papal!
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts