next, retired pope benedict has been accused of not acting to stop child sexual abuse. investigation focused on abuse of children by priests in munich found benedict allegedly failed to take action in four cases of child sexual abuse. benedict, who stepped down as pope in 2013, has previously denied wrongdoing. >> big long-awaited report has found that former pope and addict -- pope benedict xvi failed to take action against child abuse. a german law firm was asked to investigate abuse claims in the archdiocese in munich and i chch officials handled those correctly. and if accused priests remain active in the church. >> two cases involve acts of abuse committed during his tenure and sanctioned by the state. in both cases, the perpetrators remain active without explicit restrictions on their activities. >> the probe revealed at least 497 victims of abuse, mainly young men and boys in munich and surrounding areas. the report also found failure to act by the current archbishop and present hope's ally -- present pope's ally, who has released an apology. >> i fields went resp

i wrote to pope benedict . i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did. but as we have seen, it took 2530 years to open up. that one is not 4 and a half years after london's deadly grenville fire tragedy phase of a repeat have emerged among the public not submit plans to build a new high rise in the area with yet again, only one set of fire escape stairs for its residence. r t. shoddy stash. the has more details and the shadows of the grunfeld power. the tragedy that came the lives of 7 to 2 plans are in place to build a new skyscraper twice the high and just to see if nice away. despite the public inquiry concluding the safety policy also grunfeld, our sales, this new building is set to head to that sales policy, including the requirement for just a single escape staircase. we would, he knows that single staircase christine cases are difficult to use for fire fighting and escape at the same time. the whole situation is that the area becomes very crowded. you have to have a skype ro

-- pope benedict?d the church have done more to understand his role in munich before elevating him to the top? reporter: it's hard to look back retrospectively. the report was commissioned and they except there were systemic deficiencies. the original case came up in 2010. the chief of staff of the archbishop of munich took full account. subsequently when he took senior roles in the vatican they did quite a lot to further or prioritize child sexual abuse cases in the catholic church. but clearly there was a lack of due diligence which is why the vatican and others have supported the publication of reports like this. the church needs to learn the mistakes that have been made, so it is good that these things are coming to light. what the governor's approved in the church is the key question. ross: in terms of this report and this investigation, what comes next, or is that the end of the process? reporter: we can't really speak in terms of that in the -- at the moment, but in the coming days and weeks we

last 30 years or so has finally reached the the head of the parameter it with the polk the former pope benedict. so this is her yeah, very special moment. but besides the cases mentioned in your report, we have 500 other victims alone in the city and the diocese of munich. it names the pope in this report find the pope the pope was was or it was an archbishop. high level catholics have been named before. is it just because such a big name has been reveal that you think this is this is a momentous occasion or do you actually see this changing anything when he was catched with a line, there was a whole building of lies covering the as you permit my my wording to benedict since 2010 when the scandal for the 1st time you both here in germany and now we know it was all a big lie. you knew about the perpetrator about peter h and he personally, is responsible that about 20 other boys were abused after after the decision he made to adopt this priest as one of his priest in his diocese and give him responsibilities. so i think this is a very special moment and we have to ask cutting on mike, for example

the former pope, benedict xvi, has expressed shock at the sexual abuse of children by clerics after ake action in four cases back when he was archbishop of munich, germany. benedict, who was then called josef ratzinger, denies any wrongdoing. 0ur berlin correspondent jenny hill has more details. the world came to know him as pope benedict xvi. but back in the late 1970s and early �*80s, he was archbishopjosef ratzinger, and he presided over the german diocese of munich and freising. and the report's authors say it was there that he, in effect, failed to act in four child sex abuse cases. they say that he knowingly allowed three priests who had convictions for crimes against children to work in the diocese, and they also focused on the case of another cleric who was a known paedophile when he was transferred to the diocese to carry on working as a priest. now, pope benedict, who denies all wrongdoing, has said that he knew nothing about the background of that particular man, but the report's authors unearthed minutes of a meeting at which this particular man, his case's transfer, are a

i wrote to pope benedict. i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did. but as we have seen, it took 2530 years for victim to open up and start talking about it. still had the you a man at the center of the conspiracy theory back. suppose it f b i involvement in last case capitol hill. riot is set to be questioned by the congressional committee investigating the incident. we'll have the details just stuff. ah. ah ah, ah ah ah. ah . join me every thursday on the alex sarlin. sure. i'll be speaking to. yes. all the world politics, sport, business. i'm sure business, i'll see you then. ah ah, welcome back with our t 94 and a half years after london steadily. grenville fire tragedy, there were no fears that repeat that made plans to build a new high rise in the area with yet again, only one set of fire escape stairs for its residence. artie shoddy edwards dashti has the details in the shadows of the grunfeld tower. the tragedy that came the lives of 7 to 2 plans are in place to build a

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a german inquiry has found that former pope benedict knew about abusive priests but failed to act whenwas archbishop of munich from 1977 to 1982. benedict was known as cardinal joseph ratzinger at the time and has repeatedly denied claims he covered up abuse. >> former pope benedict xvi failed to take action against clerics in his native germany. that's the conclusion of a report by a munich law firm. the archdiocese was asked to investigate allegations of sexual abuse between 1945 and 2019. pope emeritus benedict, formerly joseph ratzinger, archbishop of munich, has previously denied wrongdoing over the cases. >> essentially, he claims a lack of knowledge of the facts and a lack of relevance under canon law. in doing so, he continues to claim ignorance, even when in our opinion, it is difficult to reconcile this with the facts of the case. >> the report says there were at least 497 victims of abuse, mainly young males. it accuses the current archbishop of munich of misconduct in two suspected abuse cases. last year, pope francis rejected an offer by him to resign, but the new claims h

i wrote to pope benedict. i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did what as we have seen, it took 2530 years for a victim to open up and start talking about it at 4 and a half years after london is deadly grown. for fire, tragedy phase of a repeat have emerged among the public, thus, amid plans to build a new high rise in the area with us again, only one set of fire escape stairs for its residence. ortiz shawnie edwards. dashti has the story in the shadows of the grunfeld tower. the tragedy that came the lives of 72 plans are in place to build a new skyscraper twice the heights and just a few meters away. despite the public inquiry concluding the safety policy of the grant funds have failed. this new building is set to adhere to that failed policy, including the requirement for just a single escape staircase. we would, he knows that single staircase staircase is all very difficult to use for fire fighting on the skype the same time. the whole situation is that the year every beco

also coming up damming accusations, a new report, fines former pope benedict, the 16th turned a blind eye to cases of child sexual abuse during his time as archbishop of munich plus flying into the record books. a 19 year old becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, will look at what propelled her to make the record sat injury. ah, i'm pablo fo lillius welcome to the program. america's top diplomat, antony blinkin, is in geneva for a summit with russia's foreign minister, cedric saturday. lab rav make or break talks that could determine war or peace. here in europe. ahead of that meeting blinkin was here in berlin, where he hell talks with german foreign minister and alina bell, bach and their british and french counterparts. a meeting meant to show a night at front and clear up any misunderstanding about western unity regarding russian aggression against ukraine. the stakes are high. you a secretary of state antony, blinking, landing in berlin to try and rally america's allies and prevent a war. unity is the main goal here, blinkin and his german, french, and british

a new report fines former pope benedict, the 16th turned a blind eye to cases of child sexual abuse during his time. as archbishop of music . ah, i'm pablo solias. welcome to the program. america's top diplomat, antony blinkin, is in geneva for a summit with russia's foreign minister, sergey lover of make or break talks that could determine war or peace. here in europe, on thursday, blinkin was here in berlin, where he hell talks with german foreign minister. and alina burbock and their british and french counterparts, a meeting meant to show a united front and clear up any misunderstanding about western unity regarding russian aggression against ukraine. the stakes are high, us secretary of state antony, blinking, landing in berlin to try and rally america's allies and prevent a war. unity is the main goal here, blinkin and his german, french, and british counterparts disgust the intense fears that russia may soon invade ukraine. their focus, how to credibly deter moscow with warnings of what could follow even as were relentless in pursuing, mr. bradley path. will continue to make very cl

pope benedict's spokesperson says he has not read the 1,000-page report yet and adds benedict, quote,ime as pope expressed his pain and shame for the abuses of minors. cnn's vatican correspondent is live for us. give us a sense of the scale of this investigation. >> reporter: well, jake, the report is over 1,800 pages. it spans a time period of seven years in the archdiocese of munich. it took two years to compile which is why in the initial responses from pope benedict and the vatican they say we need time to look into these findings because they've just received the report today. importantly, just to give you an idea, one of the cases of the four in which pope benedict is implicated for mismanagement just one of those cases runs to 370 pages. so obviously there still needs to be a thorough sort of response to what the findings are, what exactly is involved in the mismanagement on the part of the vatican and the pope emeritus. the other important player in this is the current archbishop of munich who is a close friend and adviser to pope francis who is the man who called for the repo

last week's independent report was heavily critical of former pope benedict the 16 who himself headed the archdiocese from 1977 to 982. the report is the 1st formal accusation that benedict did not stop abusive priests, but instead allow them to continue working with children to abode hon level goal. bob, if he knew about the abuse and he didn't stop it. a new independent report has found former pope benedict failed to act in full cases of child sexual abuse by catholic clergyman. the case is date back to the time before he became pope, then known as joseph rod, singer in the late 19 seventies and early 19 eighties. he was the archbishop of munich, and pricing and southern germany. the reports found that under his watch, abusive priests were allowed to continue their work in the church, while victims received no support. the allegations could shots of the form of hopes, legacy at all. ma'am, you mentioned in dodge law, people in germany, no longer trust, jasa fry's thinker, the former polk county, the catholic church in germany is in a serious crisis, and many people are leaving the c

i wrote to pope benedict. i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did. but as we have seen, it took 2530 years for a victim to open up and start talking about it is still con this our, an american man at the center of a conspiracy theory about suppose at s b. i involvement in last. he is capitol hill, why it is that to be questions by the congressional committee investigating the incidents? what bring to you that story and much more often they showed right? ah ah ah ah ah ah, join me every thursday on the alex sarlin. sure. i'll be speaking to guess of the world politics sport business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then. mm. ah. just welcome back. now, 4 and a half years after london's deadly grenville fire tragedy phase of a repeat have emerged among the public as the mid plans to build a new high rise in the area with yes, again, only one set of fire escape stairs for his residence, ortiz, sorry, edward stashed, he has the dee's house in the shadows of the grunfeld tower. the t

this report makes them pretty serious accusations against the former pope benedict. tell us more. yes indeed. so it's a very large report, a 1000 pages, and it contains over a 1000 pages and it contains actually a lot of information on a very long sort of trend of abuse in the very in church. but the particular case of finger either use a scheme of misconduct in 40 is dealing with sexual abuse and he has been given space to respond to this. so there is an $82.00 page passage in which blessing a response. and the smith is actually the accusations, but what he's very, very telling about this report. and i think it's what it's bound to really, you know, make a, make a that the both married isn't the device he can, has to deal with. this is the fact that there is a, there are minutes from a meeting in a nady, which we refer to during the, during the presentation of the record, in which as a matter of fact seems to address directly case of sexual abuse. so this goes directly against her, seems to go directly against his claim that he did not know about the case in question, particularl

i wrote to pope benedict. i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did. but as we have seen, it took 2530 years for victim to open up and start talking about it. and still ahead and american man at the center of conspiracy theory about suppose at s b. i involvement in last year's capitol hill riots is set to be questions by the congressional committee investigating the incidence will bring you that story animal after the brain. ah ah, ah ah, ah, ah ah. as inflation increases, the stories, the rhetoric, the explanations, the justifications will get more and more bizarre because there's nothing in the, in the playbook for a mainstream media to explain a question. because they've been told for 20 years now that there is no inflation. that there's only deflation and the need to keep printing money to stop the problem . the possibility of, of a deflationary spiral. ah, welcome back. 4 and a half years after london's deadly grenville fire tragedy phase of a repeat have emerged among the p

if we look at the report, it also, as we mentioned, heavily incriminate the former pope benedict. do we now have complete clarity on the world that he played and all of this? no, we don't actually because obviously ultimately, especially after he became pope, i mean, he was the person with the ultimate authority in terms of overseen, the leasing, controlling and sort of accounting for bus gates and, and current cases within the church case of abuse of children. what we do know, however, is that number one, he was aware of one set of cases in his office which was, which was meaning pricing. and what we also know that he lied about not knowing, you know, the details of those cases. it is not clear whether he was involved in allowing this particular priest which was moved from when parish, where he had abuse children to another parish where he would continue to abuse children who are actually with him both in that decision. but that's the kind of information that an investigation would need to bring out and he would give us full clarity. what do you think is important for the victims

the world came to know him as pope benedict xvi. archbishopjosef ratzinger in the german diocese of munich and they said it was there that he, in effect, failed to act in four child sex abuse cases. they say, he knowingly allowed three priests who have convictions for crimes against children to work in the diocese and also focused on the case of another cleric who was a known paedophile when he was transferred to the diocese to carry on working as a priest. pope benedict who denies all wrongdoing has said that he knew nothing about the background of the particular man. but this has under the minutes of the meeting in which this but this has unearthed the minutes of the meeting in which this particular man was transferred and they were all discussing this. the pope said he never was at the meeting but they looked at those meetings and is quite clear from those maintenance that he had been there for have not heard directly from the former pope by the vatican have issued a statement saying they're going to examine and analyse the repor

i wrote to pope benedict. i told him my whole story on may 21st. i got a response saying the pope would take care of it and he really did what as we have seen, it took 2530 years for a victim to open up and start talking about it. now 4 and a half years after london's deadly grunfeld fire tragedy phase of a repeats have emerged among the public submit plans to build a new high rise in the area with yet again, only one set of far escape stairs for its residence on the shadow would stash the has the details in the shadows of the grunfeld tower. the tragedy that came the lives of 7 to 2 plans are in place to build a new skyscraper twice the heights and just a few meters away. despite the public inquiry concluding, the safety policy of the grant crowds have failed. this new building is set to adhere to that feld policy, including the requirement for just a single escape staircase. we would, he knows that single staircase, krista acacia, all very difficult to use for fire fighting on the skype the same time. the whole situation is that the year every be

and later, pope benedict was in charge of the diocese and bavaria at the time. either he knew about the abuse cases and covered them up for peter h, or he violated his duty to oversee the parish. peter h is now retired and lives once again in the rural region, about 10 kilometers from the scene of marcus, else news abuse is thank again. i think of them every night and day and night and the former nightmares oxen during the day that i could run into her somewhere. victims were traumatized for life, were never freely real. that was needed a loss wolf bought. where was god when this happened? not just to me that to all of us children, why didn't he intervene with whipping? marcus altenor has never wanted to enter a church ever again. in a martin, it has taken such courage for such victims to speak out about what happened to them . what can they expect now beyond an apology? well, i mean the question for redress i think at this point is more or less, you know, and solvable. i mean, these are, these are crimes that really cannot be rejected, and most certainly cannot

and our allies and partners also coming up tonight, serious accusations against former pope benedict, the 16th during his time, as german archbishop did he know that children were being sexually abused. and did he choose to look the other way? plus 80 years ago today, high ranking nazis gathered to sign off on the mass, murder of europe's jews. we look back at the infamous bonds a conference and the blue print for the holocaust. ah, i'm brent golf is good to have you with us on this thursday. america's top diplomat is in berlin to clean up and clear up any misunderstanding about western unity regarding russian aggression against ukraine. today you were a secretary of state antony blake and met with german foreign minister on the lena bear bock and their british and french counterparts. the meeting known as the quad group, is meant to show a united front on the eve of a summit between blinking and russian. foreign minister sergey lever off make or break talks that could determine war or peace here in your the stakes are high. us secretary of state antony, blinking, landing in berlin to

the former pope, benedict the sixteenth, has expressed shock at the sexual abuse of children by clericsed him of failing to take action in four cases back when he was archbishiop of munich, germany. benedict, who was then called josef ratzinger, denies any wrongdoing. victims�* groups have welcomed the report's findings. our berlin correspondent, jenny hill has more details. the world came to know him as pope benedict xvi but back in the late 1970s and early 80s, he was archbishopjoseph ratzinger. and the report's authors say it was there that he in effect failed to act in four child six abuse cases. they say that he knowingly allowed three brief who had convictions for crimes against children to work in the diocese and he also focused on the case of another cleric who was a known paedophile when he was transferred to the diocese to carry on working as a priest. pope benedict who denies all wrongdoing has said that he knew nothing about the background of that particular man, but the report's authors under minutes of a meeting at which this particular man whose case's transfer was discus

but germany, he has found that former pope benedict knew about abusive priests, but fail to act when he was archbishop of munich from 1977 to 1982 benedict who was known as cardinal joseph wrap singer at the time as repeatedly denied claims that he covered up abuse, but investigators say he knew and allowed the priest involved to continue working without sanction in instant in a total of 4 cases, we have come to the conclusion that the then archbishop cardinal rods and go east to be accused of his conduct in cases of sexual abuse, christopher lamb has vatican correspondent for a tablet, a catholic publication. he says, the legal ramifications of this inquiry are still unclear. they are quite serious allegations. i mean, they are that the priest see were accused of abuse, were moved there between viruses and, and effect feet nor handle properly. they were not removed from ministry and they were north sanctions now. tragically, that is how abuse cases were handled in the period that the inquiry is looking at that when it comes to cotton rats and that's the late seventies and early eight

but the form of pope benedict to the 16 failed to take action. and 4 cases of alleged sexual abuse was serving as archbishop of the german cities of munich and fries in the study by german law firm looked into cases of abuse between 945 and 2019. and how church officials handled them. according to report over 2 thirds of people investigated, turned out to be priests. the report also said the form of pope supported this latest inquiry but denied any wrong doing. we spoke with wilford for someone who says he was a victim of sex abuse by the clergy during that period. he told us what he's been through. that's why someone it happened in the summer of 979. that was 11 years old . after act served at st. andrew's church and when he left us and the people started attacking me for the new, i was one of the reasons he left. we moved to another district of the town and in 1999. i began effective by my experience. i could not work and then i have this in the i could not drive or simply go out of the house if my whole family was suffering because of that, i

now german inquiry has found the form of pope benedict knew about abusive priests, but fail to act when he was archbishop of munich from 977 to 80. 2 benedict was known as cardinal joseph rat, singer at the time and has repeatedly denied claims he covered up abuse. the barber reports former pope benedict. the 16th failed to take action against clerics in 4 cases of alleged sexual abuse in his native germany. that's the conclusion of a report by a munich law firm, the archdiocese of munich, confiding asked it to investigate allegations of sexual abuse between 19452019 poco meritus benedict. formerly joseph rushing, archbishop of munich, has previously denied wrong doing over the cases. a marketing reasonably confirmed . essentially, he claims the lack of knowledge of the fact and the lack of relevance on the canon law. in doing so, he continues to claim ignorance, even when in our opinion, it is difficult to reconcile this with the facts of the case. the report says there were at least $497.00 victims of abuse, mainly young males. it accuses cardinal eyes, heart marks the current archbis

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last week's independent report was heavily critical of former pope benedict the 16th. the report is the first formal condition that benedict did not stop abusive priests but allowed them to continue working with children. >> he knew about the abuse and he did not stop it. the new independent report has found former pulp benedict failed to react in four cases of child sexual abuse. the cases date back to the time before he became pope. then known as justin ratzinger in the late 1970's and early 1980's. the report found that under his watch, abusive priests were left to continue their work in the church while victims received no support. the allegations could shatter the former pope's legacy. many people are leading the -- leaving the church, many are doubting their bishops. many are calling for more action to finally be taken. >> he has already admitted he made apostate mentoring the investigation. it found evidence that he was at a meeting when an abusive priests was discussed. he now says that was an oversight. he has previously denied any wrongdoing and has yet to gi

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and, at the time, benedict was a cardinal, but nobody knew he'd become pope.this was very much what -- how do you behave when no one's watching? how do you behave when the attention isn't there from the media? and we got the answer in the form of this report. stephanie: and, really, what you're talking about is a form of inaction, but also the fact that they were transferring these accused clergy members from dioceses to dioceses, right? chico: yes, always with the transferring. it was better to deal with the priests by changing their job than by disciplining them. stephanie: and we should say that, before he was elevated to the papacy, cardinal ratzinger was actually in charge of the vatican office that was meant to oversee sexual abuse cases. so, he, more than almost anyone in the catholic church, was responsible for overseeing these cases for quite some time. chico: so, if you're thinking about what figure of the last decades knows the most about abuse, it's probably him i mean, he was the very face of this secretive organ that dealt with the discipline and

a new report alleges former pope benedict failed to act against abusive priests. director adam mckay discusses his allegorical film, "don't look up." plus much more. >> woodruff: in the one year president biden has been in the white house, he passed some $3 trillion worth of spending on covid relief and infrastructure. joining me to asss the president's performance so far and where he goes from here are two democratic party strategists. faiz shakir is an adviser to senator bernie sanders and managed his 2020 presidential campaign. and matt bennett worked for both of bill clinton's presidential campaigns. he is now a co-founder of the think tank, third way. hello to both of you. great to have you with us. faiz shakir, i'm going to start with you. we heard president biden say yesterday that, yes, it was a year of challenges, but there was also enormous progress. how would you size up his first year in office? >> one of the most important accomplishments of this biden administration is empowering workers. i mean, he lifted the income floor at a time when millions of

pope benedict denies the accusations.ack in derbyshire which left her husband with critical injuries. 86—year—old freda walker was found dead at her home on saturday. her 88—year—old husband kenneth walker is in hospital. bt has announced price rises of 9.3% for its broadband and phone services, following a dramatic increase in data usage over the last few years. the company said that customers would be paying an extra £3.50 a month on average from the 31st of march. a public apology to victims and survivors of historical abuse in institutions in northern ireland will be given in march. the devolved government announced the date today — exactly five years after a public inquiry report documented physical, emotional and sexual harm to children between 1922 and 1995. campaigners say many victims have died waiting for the authorities to say sorry, even though the inquiry recommended an apology. this report from our ireland correspondent, chris page, contains some distressing stories. brian o'donohue has spent 20 years writin

. >> also coming up tonight, serious accusation against former pope benedict the 16th during his times german archbishop. did he know that children were being sexually abused and choose to look the other way? plus, record inflation in turkey that's out of control. shops are hiking their prices almost daily. is the government there making things better or worse? plus, flying into the record books. a 19-year-old becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the globe. what propelled her to make the record-setting journey. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs in the u.s. until all of your around the world, good to have you. america's top diplomat is in berlin to clean up and clear up any misunderstanding about western unity regarding russian aggression against ukraine. today, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken met with the german foreign minister and their british and french counterparts. the meaning of the aquatic group, as it is known, is to show a united front on the eve of the summit between blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, talks like a determine wa

pope benedict denies all wrongdoing and said he knew nothing about the background of that particularut reporters have unnerved minutes of a meeting in which the transfer of this man were discussed and the reports say he -- they looked at the minutes and it was clear from the minutes that he had indeed been there. the vatican has issued a statement today saying they will examine and analyze the report that runs for 1600 pages so there is a lot to look through. they also expressed their regret at the -- the report talks about hundreds of children that were abused at the hands of clerics in the catholic church. laura: jenny hill reporting therefrom germany. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, a discovery deep at sea. a giant coral reef in pristine condition off the coast of tahiti. that is just ahead. women's rights campaigners in afghanistan have told the bbc that two activists were abducted on wednesday night. taliban claims a video released by one of the women is fake. here is more on the missing women and their protest movement too. reporter