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.

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It is useful to review briefly some of this evidence in order to document just how egregious this disconnect is.

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For instance, they've spied on cheating husbands and wives in order to document extramarital affairs.

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