Then-Cardinal Ratzinger's Hand Slap

Then-Cardinal Ratzinger Became Upset When Asked About Sex Abuse in the Church

April 15, 2008

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Cardinal Ratzinger slaps Brian Ross when asked about church sex abuse scandal.

Before he became pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became upset when ABC News Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross asked him a question in 2002 about the delay in pursing sex abuse charges against a senior leader of the Catholic church.

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