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In a letter addressed to the faithful of the diocese of Munich, the Pope emeritus speaks of pedophilia in the Church, drawing inspiration from the words "mea maxima culpa" of the Mass: "we ourselves are drawn into this very great fault when we are not facing it with the necessary determination and responsibility”. Vatican News Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is intervening, directly and personally, to speak out on the report of abuses committed in the Diocese of Munich and Freising, Germany, of which he was Archbishop for less than five years. He does so in a writing with a penitential tone, which contains his personal “confession” expressing his “pain for the abuses and errors that have occurred during the time of my mandate in the respective places”.  In the first part of the letter , Joseph Ratzinger says he lived "days of soul-searching and reflection" after the publication of the report. He thanks the many people who expressed their closeness to him as well as ...

For three days, from February 17 to 19, experts and theologians from all over the world will reflect on the theme: “For a fundamental theology of the priesthood”. Interview with Cardinal Ouellet, founder of the center for research and anthropology of vocations which is organizing this conference. Olivier Bonnel - Vatican City The Center for Research and Anthropology of Vocations, created in November 2020 and chaired by Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, is organizing an international symposium from February 17 to 19 on the theme “ For a fundamental theology of the priesthood ”. Pope Francis will open this colloquium, organized in the Paul VI hall of the Vatican, whose main objective is to deepen the relationship between the fundamental priesthood of the baptized and the ministerial priesthood.  Each day will be structured around a theme: “Tradition and new horizons” on the 17th, “Trinity, mission, sacramentality” on the 18th, and “Celibacy, charism, spi...

In almost three months, the Church of France has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for the recognition and reparation of victims of abuse through an endowment fund, topped up by bishops, dioceses and the faithful who so wish, and a support body for victims, the Inirr. The endowment fund has already reached the sum of 20 million euros. Delphine Allaire – Vatican City Nearly three months after the assembly of the bishops of France in the Marian city of the Pyrenees, which saw some of them fall to their knees to ask for forgiveness, where is the battery of historic resolutions voted in plenary assembly? The two most tangible organizations, the Selam endowment fund and the Inirr - Independent National Authority for Recognition and Reparation - have been set up. The first, already operational, is used to raise funds to compensate victims of abuse, the second to support victims in their process of legal, psychological and social recognition. The spirit of this system is that of restorat...