One is that in 2001, when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he signed an ill-phrased document that appears to order that child-abuse cases be dealt with in secret.

2001年，那时还是红衣主教的约瑟夫·拉辛格签署了一份措辞不当的文件，有可能下令对虐童案件进行秘密处理。

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Four years before he became Pope however, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger spent nearly a month in hospital following a brain haemorrhage, according to the German daily Bild.

但据德国日报《图片报》报道，在即位教皇的四年前，约瑟夫·拉辛格(本尼迪克特原名)主教曾因脑出血住院近一个月。

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In 2002, whenPope Benedict XVI was known to the world as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,he was asked by German journalist, Peter Seewald, “Are we allowed tomake use of animals, and even to eat them?”

2002年，教皇本笃十六世当时还是枢机主教约瑟夫拉辛格，德国记者彼得泽瓦尔德问他，“我们是否可以使用动物，甚至吃动物？”

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But now the Vatican is besieged by allegations of sexual abuse and of a cover up by senior clergy as well as questions about Pope Benedict XVI and his role when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

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At 78, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was one of the oldest new popes in history when elected.

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This war against the progressives was promoted by Benedict when he was still Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

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He was reported to be the chief rival to Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was duly elected and became Pope Benedict XVI.

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