Home›Sources›Pope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)SourcesPope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)CNNCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Pope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cnn-munich-abuse-report-benedict-2022.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Pope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cnn-munich-abuse-report-benedict-2022Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-pope-benedict-xvi-knew-of-abusive-priest, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Pope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/cnn-munich-abuse-report-benedict-2022}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (10 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Reliability 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.NotesWell-attestedTier 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.CitationPublisherWell-attestedCNNPublication YearWell-attested2022URLWell-attestedhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-munich-abuse-report-catholic-church-intlSource TypeWell-attestednewsCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithBenedict XVI, Figures Well-attested 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)tier 2Claims 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 TopicSources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested8Abuse Inquiries and Response PoliciesWestpfahl Spilker Wastl Report on Abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and FreisingSourcesPope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)Holds1SourcesPope Benedict XVI Knew of Abusive Priests When He Ran Munich Archdiocese, Investigators Say (CNN)General References1Abuse Inquiries and Response PoliciesWestpfahl Spilker Wastl Report on Abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and FreisingComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year