Almost four years after Pope Francis issued tougher measures against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, the Vatican announced on Saturday expanded and
needs a relationship between what he called the world of reason and the world of faith. so he said, when he was in this country, in 2010 actually, that faith in god is not a problem to solve but it is a resource to be discovered again. so those three things, his struggle with the terrible scandal and hurt caused by clerical sexual abuse, his status as a theologian, and his understanding of the role of religion in a particularly european context. john allen is editor of crux which covers the vatican and the catholic church. he s written two books about pope benedict xv1 and met him. he describes what he was like.
had a difficult papacy. as you - were in touch about? he certainlyl had a difficult papacy. as you said, child sexual abuse scandals dogged much of his time, especially in the latter years. much of his time, especially in the latteryears. but much of his time, especially in the latter years. but it has to be said that he helped to jump start the process to discipline or defrocked these predator priests. compared to his predecessor, he was quite. he was very much quoted for a speech he made following the death of the previous pope when he said how much filth there is within the church. that was a speech that raised eyebrows but was very prophetic. as you said, these child sexual abuse scandals hounded his papacy and also in the year before he resigned his pgpgcy in the year before he resigned his papacy was shaken by this scandal called the vatican vati leaks where
this is bbc news. welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. bells tolling the bells toll in st peter s square as the vatican announces the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95 pope benedict led the catholic church for nearly eight years until, in 2013, he became the first pope in 600 years to resign. he was a kind, considerate, highly intelligent and sensitive man. and it was always a pleasure to be in his company even if issues that were difficult had to be talked about. this is the scene live in vatican city, where the former pope lived.
his funeral will be held on the 5th ofjanuary and will be presided over by pope francis. world health officials call on beijing to share accurate covid data, as england becomes the latest country to control arrivals from china. queen guitarist brian may and members of england s women s football team are among those celebrated in the uk s new year s honours list. the former pope, benedict xvi, has died at the age of 95. the vatican says he passed away this morning at his residence there. his health had been worsening in recent weeks. benedict served as head of the roman catholic church for eight years until 2013,