Pope Benedict said on Tuesday the crisis of sexual abuse of children by priests should make the Catholic leaders acknowledge the "terrifying" truth that the greatest threat comes from "sin within the ...

LISBON (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Tuesday that the greatest threat to Catholicism came from "sin within the Church", one if his most forthright comments so far on a sexual abuse scandal that ...

"Today we see in a really terrifying way that the greatest persecution of the church does not come from the enemies outside, but is born from the sin in the church. The church has a profound need to ...

The Pope fears the Catholic Church may be its own worst enemy. Pope Benedict XVI told reporters on Tuesday that its greatest threat is likely not some outside force, but “sin within the Church,” ...

Throughout my experience with the Christian faith, one particular question has presented a persistent intellectual challenge. This issue, even more significant than subjects such as divine silence or ...