Pope Benedict XVI Reversed Punishment for Portuguese Friar Accused of Abuse

In 1991, the future Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Ratzinger) reversed a symbolic punishment for a Portuguese friar who had abused a girl, allowing him to continue contact with children. The friar had initially been barred from hearing confessions.

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Ratzinger e o abusador português. O cerco de Trump a Cuba

Como Trump quer fazer uma "tomada de poder amigável" em Cuba. Como Hugo Soares veria um duelo entre Montenegro e Passos. E como Ratzinger levantou a pena de um frade português punido por abusos.

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Pope Benedict XVI Reversed Punishment for Portuguese Friar Accused of Abuse

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