Pope Benedict XVI said on Tuesday that the church was “deeply ashamed” over the sexual abuse scandal and “would absolutely exclude pedophiles from the sacred ministry.” He also explained that it caused “great suffering” for the church and “me personally.”
Archive for April, 2008
Pope Expresses Deep Shame Over Priests’ Sexual Abuse
April 15, 2008Blowback #0034 – U.S.-Russia Row Over Kosovo Escalates
April 7, 2008Moscow began sending aid to Kosovo’s Serbs, bypassing the US-backed govt in Pristina. As cargo planes left Russia for Belgrade, a Russian news agency quoted a Kremlin source warning that the situation in Kosovo has not yet reached its “hottest phase.” That followed Washington’s announcement last month that it would begin arms shipments to Kosovo.