he's the elder brother of pope benedict — the previous pope.t maintains georg ratzinger must be "blamed for looking the other way and failing to intervene". here's one of the victims. translation: these are not 5117 cases where an individual was affected once, rather an ongoing practice over decades, 547 an ongoing practice over decades, 5117 children were tormented, abused, mistreated and socially harmed. they are severely traumatised to this very day, this upsets me, i thought i had got over it after 17 years of battling but this greatly upsets me today. earlier i spoke to martin gak who's the religious correspondent at belrin broadcaster deutsche welle. you can hear the frustration and this is a hard day for the victims in the view no one will ever be prosecuted or brought to book. yeah, thatis prosecuted or brought to book. yeah, that is correct. the question remains still want to be decided by germanjustice so remains still want to be decided by german justice so the severity of the crimes were essentially determine whether any of these th

that man was the brother of the former pope benedict the 16th. reporter: world famous for its music, the domspatzen boys' choir in regensburg is considered one of germany's elite. it has also been plagued by abuse scandal since 2010. one former pupil -- >> they beat me with their fists and pulled my hair. they pulled on my ears so hard my lobes were torn. at night they hit me with a cane. boys who wet their beds were forced to sit on a chair while a urine-sokaed sheet was wrapped around their head. reporter: seven years after the allegations, a report shows the scale of the abuse and suffering of the victims. counted i've hundred cases of physical violence and 67 of sexual violence between 1945 and early 1990's, committed by a total of 49 perpetrators. the victims describe these institutions as prison, as hell, and concentration camps. many described this as the worst time in their lives, characterized i violence, fear, and helplessness. the report criticizes the former choir master, the brother of former pope benedict, for failing to d do enough

implicated in the abuse at the regensburger domspatzen school, and that the brother of the previous pope, benedictol for 30 years, had failed to act. jon ironmonger reports. it is one of the oldest, most respected choir schools in the world ata respected choir schools in the world at a new report has cast a dark shadow over the regensburger domspatzen, in bavaria, after a major independent review uncovered nearly six decades of physical or sexual abuse against 5a7 boys and young men. former pupils likened the school to a concentration camp, and described being severely beaten, slapped or whipped with violin bows. translation: in front of class, 18 slaps in the face. but against the wall. and in the prefects' room you had to take off your pyjamas, and in a naked state you were whacked. it was very humiliating. 440 page report was commissioned after allegations first came to light several years ago, and covers the period from 1945 to the early 1990s. its author, ulrich weber, said a total of 49 individuals were probably to blame for the alleged crimes, but that many more turned a blind eye. translat

bertone, the vatican's number two under pope benedict, was not charged and insists he knew nothing about the diverted funds. >> a scandal like this really plays to the stereotype of out- of-touch arrogant cardinals growing fat on the wealth of the church. >> reporter: candida moss, a professor of theology at the university of notre dame, says no less than the credibility of pope francis is at stake. >> if we don't see results in this trial, if we don't see a prosecution, people will wonder if francis is really serious about financial reforms. >> reporter: the hospital is one of europe's leading pediatric centers. first lady melania trump paid a visit there in may. recently pope francis said one of the worst cancers in the hospital is corruption. this vatican court proceeding takes place, anthony, as pope francis is trying to tidy up the finances of the vatican. the next hearing will be in early september. >> mason: seth doane at the vatican. thanks, seth. late last night the trump administration grudgingly confirmed that iran is complying with the terms of the international nuclear deal.

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the choir master for many of those years was the older brother of pope benedict. seth doane has more on this. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the cathedral sparrows have been known for their angelic voices, but off stage boys as young as 8 years old endured widespread abuse. >> deep depression. reporter: i had deep depression and lost my job, survivor udo keiser said, but now it has documented. the report details 547 cases of abuse, from withholding food to beating until bleeding, and 67 cases wer sexual abuse, and rap. a lawyer who carried out the investigation said victims likened the choir school to prison or a concentration camp. >> many of them described this as a the worst of their life, he explained. >> friends at the school said the abuse was an open secret. it sounds like the same culture of silence we heard in boston. in the united states. >> sure. >> doesn't that say there is a real problem with the church? >> there has been a problem in the children, yeah, and that is why we work on a change of that. >> reporter: zollner is also part of a commission for the protectio

bertone who is the vat can's number two under pope benedict was not charged and knew nothing of the diverted. candida moss, a professor of theology of the university of notre dame says no less than the credibility of pope francis is at stake. >> if we don't see results in this trial or a prosecution, people will wonder if francis is really serious about financial reform. >> reporter: the hospital is one of europe's leading pediatric centers. first lady melania trump paid a visit in may. pope francis said one of the worst cancers in a hospital is corruption. this vatican tribunal comes as pope francis tries to crack down on financial mismanagement at the vatican. the next hearing will be on september 7th. seth doane, cbs news, rome. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning" -- >> are the days numbered for little jimmy, the neighborhood kid who would mow the lawn for 20 bucks? >> the days of pushing a mower around does but installing technology are here. >> in the new series "robotic revolution" we eek take a look at robotics doing the chores you hate. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesda

he's the brother of former pope benedict. and the accused has said in the reports the past couple years he didn't know how extensive the abuse was. he said that he had at times slapped boys around the face and he said this was normal at that time but he knew of no sexual abuse. however, investigators into the ongoing abuse scandals have said that they believe he probably knew more than he was saying, just saying how systemic it was at the school it seemed he would have had to have turned a blind eye to not have known anything at all. catherine: more questions being raised by the findings. thanks very much, our correspondent there in berlin, jessica saltz. it's a quarter past 1:00 in the afternoon in paris. time to move on with a look at the day's business news with steven. and we'll start in france with the latest on an industrial dis.that is involved in the emanuel macron's ruling. stephen: there was due a takeover bid today that's been pushed until monday and the rescue plan would see more than half of the 277 workers lose

the choir master accused of looking the other way, was the elder brother of pope benedict. the critically endangered madagascan lemur is under threat, from illegal sapphire mining. this is the biggest rush in madagascar for this is the biggest rush in madagascarfor more this is the biggest rush in madagascar for more than 20 years, tens of thousands of people have moved here to clear the land and dig for gems. we'll play you that full report from angus crawford. and in os sport, we'll get the latest on spanish football corruption charges. this time it goes right to the top of their association. get in touch at #bbcos. welcome to outside source. the latest attempt by republicans in the us congress to fulfil a long—standing promise to scrap the healthcare system set up by barack 0bama is on course to collapse. what happens next isn't clear because the republicans can't agree on how to replace 0bamacare, and they've only got a small majority in the senate. it's a complicated story. here's nick bryant to wrap it up. for seven years, republicans have been going to repeal 0bamaca

bertone, the vatican's number two under pope benedict, was not charged and it cysts he knew nothing about the diverted funds. >> a scandal like this really plays to the stereotype of out-of-touch arrogant cardinals growing fat on the wealth of the church. >> reporter: candida moss, a professor of theology at the university of notre dame, says no less than the credibility >> if we don't see results in this trial, if we don't see a prosecution, people will wonder if francis is really serious about financial reform. >> reporter: the hospital is one of europe's leading pediatric centers. first lady melania trump paid a visit there in may. recently pope francis said one of the worst cancers in the hospital is corruption. this vatican court proceeding takes place, anthony, as pope francis is trying to tidy up the finances of the vatican. the next hearing will be in early september. >> mason: seth doane at the vatican. thanks, seth. late last night the trump administration grudgingly confirmed that iran is complying with the terms of the international nuclear deal. hours later it accused iran of

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he had been the vatican's number two, secretary of pope benedict.gues the renovations were an investment because the cardinal was going let the hospital use his place for fund raising events. the cardinal has not been charged and insists he did not know about the money being diverted. >> a scandal like this faces the stereotype of out of touch, arrogant cardinals growing fat on the wealth of the church. >> reporter: a professor of theology at university of notre dame says it comes as pope francis is trying to fight corruption. >> they need this trial. the moral credibility and financial stability are at stake. if we don't see results or a prosecution, they will wonder if he is serious about financial reform. >> reporter: it is a place. melania trump visited in may. pope francis said one of the worst cancers in a hospital is corruption. the pope wants the trial because it shows transparency and the idea that no one is above the law. one vatican insider said this is the pope airing the church's dirty laundry in public in a way we haven't seen before.

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