More than 250 people in Germany were abused at Catholic church-run schools in past decades. The scandal has personally drawn in Bavarian-born Pope Benedict, whose brother ran a
Regensburg choir for 30 years which has been linked to cases of abuse. The Pope's brother, Rev.
Georg Ratzinger, has admitted to slapping boys in his Regensburg choir. Ettal Abbey, scene of brutal beatings and sexual abuse in the past, is located in the archdiocese the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ( now Pope) once headed.
What puzzles many Catholics today is why in Pope Benedict's letter of apology to the victims of
child sexual abuse by clergy in Ireland no reference was made to the deplorable situation in Germany, and many
Catholics are asking why their countryman in
Rome had no comment about the terrible situation of abuses in his homeland.
"Pope says nothing about German abuse cases," the popular Bild daily headlined in its recent website report on Benedict's letter. "Pope silent on abuse in Germany," the weekly Der Spiegel's website headline read.
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More than 250 people in Germany were abused at Catholic church-run schools in past decades. The scandal has personally drawn in Bavarian-born Pope Benedict, whose brother ran a 
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