A CNN report, published 20 January 2022, on the Westpfahl Spilker Wastl report's finding that retired Pope Benedict XVI, as Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, knew of an abusive priest's continued ministry. The article records that Benedict initially denied attending a 1980 meeting on the case and formally corrected that denial days later, acknowledging he had in fact been present.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: a major international news organization's contemporaneous report on the same law firm findings, corroborated by Vatican News's own independent coverage the same day. NotesTier 2: the source for Benedict XVI's disputed and then corrected account of the 1980 meeting, cross checked against Vatican News's own contemporaneous coverage of the same report.
Citation
PublisherCNN
Publication Year2022
URLhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-munich-abuse-report-catholic-church-intl
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This source names Benedict XVI directly: "report's finding that retired Pope Benedict XVI, as Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982, knew of an abusive priest's continued ministry."
Source Pope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)
Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)
This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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8Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
1Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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