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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.Vatican City, Feb 8, 2022 / 05:00 am (CNA).Pope emeritus Benedict XVI personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors on Tuesday in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handling of cases during his tenure as Munich archbishop from 1977 to 1982.In an almost 1,000-word letter released on Feb. 8, the 94-year-old retired pope said that his pain was all the greater as he had "borne great responsibility in the Catholic Church," reported CNA Deutsch, CNA s German-language news partner. The letter was accompanied by a three-page rebuttal of the criticisms contained in the Munich abuse report, signed by four advisers of the pope emeritus. They insisted that he was not "aware of sexual abuse committed or suspicion of sexual abuse committed by priests" in any of the cases mentioned in the report. They also said that he "did not lie or knowingly make a false statement" regarding his presence at a disputed

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