Pope Benedict XVI visiting Portugal blames abuses on “sins within the church” and there is a “deep need to relearn penitence and accept purification”. What are the underlying causes of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, does The Pope understand these?

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I got to thinking yesterday about the Nativity story and the birth of Jesus, I don’t know why, because I am not particularly religious, and I wondered just how true the events that are celebrated throughout the Christian world really are. To my knowledge research has not as yet identified the “wise men” who visited [...]

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