03/28/10

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The Vatican is facing one of its gravest crises of modern times as sex abuse scandals move ever closer to Pope Benedict XVI - threatening not only his own legacy but also that of his revered predecessor. Benedict took a much harder stance on sex abuse than John Paul II when he assumed the papacy five years ago. Under a new policy of zero tolerance, he disciplined a senior cleric championed by the Polish pontiff and defrocked others. TVNZ: Vatican admits credibility at stake.

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