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#BREAKING No abuse cover-up by ex-pope Benedict while archbishop: aides
#BREAKING Benedict XVI thanks Pope Francis for support after abuse report: letter
#UPDATE Aides to former pope Benedict XVI have denied allegations he knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s
#UPDATE Benedict XVI has thanked his successor Pope Francis for his support following allegations the ex-pontiff failed to act against paedophile priests while archbishop of Munich
#UPDATE Ex-pope Benedict XVI has asked for forgiveness for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch, but aides rejected allegations of a cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich
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