Former pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, April 11, blamed the Catholic clerical sex abuse scandals on the 1960s sexual revolution and a collapse in faith in the West, immediately drawing criticism from some theologians.
The ex-pontiff, who retired in 2013 and chose to be known thereafter as "pope emeritus", said responsibility for the crises rocking the Roman Catholic Church globally from Australia to Europe lay with the fight for an "all-out sexual freedom, one which no longer admitted any norms".
https://www.rappler.com/world/global-affairs/227994-ex-pope-benedict-blames-church-sex-abuse-crisis-1960s-sexual-revolution
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