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Critical theologian warns on ‘wholesale’ blame of church for abuse

(ENI) — Vatican critic Hans Küng has warned against "condemning the church and its priests wholesale" for the current spate of sex abuse allegations.

"It would be a bad generalization to place the whole clergy and Catholic Church under suspicion," the Roman Catholic priest was quoted as saying in a recent interview with The European, a Berlin-based online news service.

Küng also said he still agrees with Pope Benedict XVI on some key issues.

The 83-year-old Swiss-born theologian was speaking two weeks after criticizing the Pope in an "open letter" to Roman Catholic bishops worldwide in...

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