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Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Molly Jackson, Religion and Ethics Editor
Pope Benedict accused of mishandling sex abuse cases: 4 essential readsPope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 8, 2015. A long-awaited report on sexual abuse faulted his handling of four cases.AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

When Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 – the first leader of the Catholic Church to do so in more than half a millennium – the sexual abuse crisis had already roiled the...

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