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The Pope has Acted Very Clearly
Vatican
On Tuesday Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi responded forcefully to those calling for Benedict to resign, saying that they clearly did not understand how the Church operates. "This is not some multinational company where the chief executive is expected to take responsibility," Federico Lombardi told The Washington Post. "The pope is not personally directing the actions of priests around the world. He is their spiritual leader, and he is one who has acted very clearly to confront this problem."
Bogus Accusations Against a German Bishop
Germany
Three women and two men who were former residents of a Catholic children’s home have come forward with a bogus allegation against outspoken Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg. The five claim that Mixa abused them physically in the 1970s and 1980s. Calling the allegations “absurd, untrue, and obviously invented to defame the bishop,” a diocesan spokesman …More