Retired Pope Benedict failed to act against abusive priests when he was archbishop in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany, report finds.
The archdiocese and the law firm said that top church officials had been informed of the results ahead of its publication."In coming days, following its publication, the Holy See will be able to give it a careful and detailed examination," Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican Press Office, said in a statement to NBC News.
Munich's current archbishop, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, declined an invitation to attend the presentation on Thursday, according to the report's authors. Francis rejected the offer but added that a process of reform was necessary and that every bishop must take responsibility for the"catastrophe" of the abuse crisis.
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