Did the Vatican let Benedict XVI take the rap for the child abuse scandal in order to protect the memory of John Paul II?

[scion]

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*Long before he was Pope, Joseph Ratzinger fought to tighten the Catholic Church’s procedures for dealing with abuse allegations. Yet the Vatican has failed to convey this crucial message during an outbreak of media hysteria directed – lazily and maliciously – at Benedict. Why?

Could it have been because telling the truth about Benedict would tarnish the reputation of Pope John Paul II?
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Praying…

 

[Santi2]

Even if it were not Pope Benedict XVI, any other elected after Pope John Paul II would still “take the rap” for errant priests. Ven. John Paul II did as well. One must mind that these abuses occurred even before he was elected Pope. I do not see why he has to be dragged into this now and make it appear that there was a rift between the past and the present Popes. How very “Dan Brown-ish”. I pray for the Holy Father and my thoughts go back to when he asked for prayers at the beginning of his Pontificate:

"My dear friends – at this moment I can only say: pray for me, that I may learn to love the Lord more and more. Pray for me, that I may learn to love his flock more and more – in other words, you, the holy Church, each one of you and all of you together. Pray for me, that I may not flee for fear of the wolves. Let us pray for one another, that the Lord will carry us and that we will learn to carry one another. [Pope Benedict XVI, 24 April, 2005] "