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CNA Staff, Oct 25, 2020 / 02:30 pm MT (CNA).- Benedict XVI has distanced himself from a Catholic community with which he had maintained close ties for decades.
The German magazine “Herder Korrespondenz” reported Oct. 25 that the Pope Emeritus had taken the step regarding the Catholic Integrated Community.
Referring to the group by its German initials, IG, Benedict told the publication: “Obviously I was not informed about some things in the inner life of the IG, or even deceived, which I regret.”
He had given the group ecclesiastical recognition during his time as archbishop of Munich and Freising, from 1977 to 1982.
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Benedict XVI distances himself from embattled Catholic community
The German magazine “Herder Korrespondenz” reported Oct. 25 that the Pope Emeritus had taken the step regarding the Catholic Integrated Community.
Referring to the group by its German initials, IG, Benedict told the publication: “Obviously I was not informed about some things in the inner life of the IG, or even deceived, which I regret.”
He had given the group ecclesiastical recognition during his time as archbishop of Munich and Freising, from 1977 to 1982.
Continued below.
Benedict XVI distances himself from embattled Catholic community
