German Catholic bishops to examine abuse claims

AP
posted March 10, 2010

BERLIN — Top prelate Karl Juesten says the German Bishops Conference will lead an investigation into growing claims of abuse at Catholic institutions in Pope Benedict XVI's homeland of Germany.

He told the Associated Press on Wednesday that the Bishops Conference will examine all claims of abuse, physical and sexual, across the country. More than 170 students at Catholic schools across Germany have reported being sexually abused and others have alleged severe beatings. the rest