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Ex-Pope Benedict accused of failing to act in Munich Church abuse report

By Madeline Chambers
FILE PHOTO: Pope Benedict XVI finishes his last general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi/File Photo

(Repeats, adds dropped word in headline)

BERLIN (Reuters) -Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action against clerics in four cases of alleged sexual abuse in his archdiocese when he was Archbishop of Munich, a report found on Thursday, compounding a scandal engulfing the Catholic Church.

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