Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was constantly misinterpreted and vilified no matter what he did, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone told Newsweek after the death of the former pontiff at the age of 95. Benedict became the first Pope to abdicate in nearly 600 years in 2013. For critics, he was tarnished by an uncompromising stance as a traditionalist as well as leaks of Vatican back-stabbing and corruption that emerged during his reign and later accusations of overlooking priestly sexual abuse earlier in his career—for which he asked forgiveness and said he had been unaware at the time. But for many...
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