Pope John Paul II has broken his
silence on a wave of sex scandals which threaten to undermine the
Church's claim to moral authority.
In his annual letter to priests, the Pope denounced the "sins of our
brothers" which brought scandal upon the Church and made the laity
suspicious of even the "finest" priests.
He said these brothers had succumbed to "the most grievous form of evil at work in the world". We are personally and profoundly afflicted by the sins of some of our brothers
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He said these brothers had succumbed to "the most grievous form of evil at work in the world". We are personally and profoundly afflicted by the sins of some of our brothers
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1885380.stm
