Archbishop Zollitsch Finally Apologizes for Covering Up

He comes clean, but he just might go to jail with Cardinal Daneels. Despite attempting to discredit one of his victims, this Prelate wants to stay. Like all of these apparent apologies, they lack teeth. A long sabbatical in Manheim prison might be a fitting tribute to justice.

BERLIN — Germany's top Roman Catholic bishop on Friday acknowledged mistakes in dealing with allegations against a priest who is believed to have molested boys over more than two decades.

Robert Zollitsch, Archbishop of Freiburg and head of the German Bishops Conference, said he should have checked more intensely into sexual abuse allegations coming from the priest's congregation in 1992.

The priest, who has not been named, is accused of molesting altar boys and other male youths when he worked in the town of Oberharmersbach from 1968 to 1991. Zollitsch was diocese staff manager at the time and responsible for priest placements.

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