Pope Benedict XVI was in deep shock after hearing the news of alligations of a new sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in Germany.
According to a story on CNN, Freiburg Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, president of German bishops, sat down to discuss the scandal with the pope on Friday.
The pope was said to be distraught after hearing the news but he encouraged catholic leaders in Germany to do furthur investigations into the allegations.
Although Zollitsch asked for forgiveness to the victims, the problem of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is far from being resolved.
According to the report on CNN, 170 cases of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church have been reported since January alone.
In a more in depth report from The Associated Press, they found that Germany's sex scandal may have something to do with the pope himself.
According to the AP, the popes former archdiocese said that when the pope was archbishop in 1977 to 1982, that he let a suspected pediphile priest transfer to a job where he later was charged with abusing children.
The AP also reported that the Catholic Church may be in trouble with the law after a Vatican document was found instructing bishops to keep such cases secret.
The church later said that they had no intention of obstructing justice, or of not notifying the police when issues of sexual abuse appear.
According to both CNN and The Associated Press, the sexual abuse scandal is undergoing further investigation.
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