This is getting uglier by the day. Either the Pope was in charge of the diocese or he wasn't but claiming ignorance in such instances is at a minimum, cowardly. Whether in the church, business or government everyone keeps playing this card because they continue to get away with it. Until society says "enough" there's no reason to expect anything else. The Times:
The Pope was drawn directly into the Roman Catholic sex abuse scandal last night as news emerged of his part in a decision to send a paedophile priest for therapy. The cleric went on to reoffend and was convicted of child abuse but continues to work as a priest in Upper Bavaria.
The priest was sent from Essen to Munich for therapy in 1980 when he was accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex. The archdiocese confirmed that the Pope, who was then a cardinal, had approved a decision to accommodate the priest in a rectory while the therapy took place.
