Pope covered up paedophile priest who abused 200 deaf boys...

Fresh pedophilia cover-up claims hit Pope Benedict XVI late Wednesday in the case of a US priest who allegedly molested up to 200 deaf boys, according to church files obtained by The New York Times.

The documents, which emerged as part of a lawsuit surrounding a school for deaf children in the US state of Wisconsin, show direct correspondence from the accused priest to the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1996, the Times said.

A trial against Murphy was halted after he wrote Ratzinger directly to protest possible punishment for the abuse, the Times said.

"I simply want to live out the time that I have left in the dignity of my priesthood," Murphy wrote to the future pope, according to files. "I ask your kind assistance in this matter." More...

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