Former ローマ法王 Benedict to 開始する 合法的な 弁護 over 乱用 cover-up 告訴，告発
BERLIN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Former ローマ法王 Benedict XVI 計画（する）s to defend himself in a civil 訴訟 宿泊するd at a German 法廷，裁判所 by a man who 告発する／非難するs him of helping to cover up historical 乱用, a 法廷，裁判所 spokesperson said on Tuesday.
In the 最新の 新たな展開 in a long-running スキャンダル （海，煙などが）飲み込むing the カトリック教徒 Church, a いわゆる declaratory 活動／戦闘 was brought in June on に代わって of a man, then 38-years old, who said he was 乱用d by a priest as a child.
The （民事の）告訴 的s a priest, identified as Peter H., and Benedict who was 大司教 of Munich and Freising from 1977 to 1982, 同様に as his 後継者 枢機けい／主要な Friedrich Wetter and another church 公式の／役人.
The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising 拒絶する／低下するd to comment on an 現在進行中の 事例／患者.
A spokesperson for the Traustein 法廷，裁判所 確認するd a 報告（する）／憶測 by the DPA 圧力（をかける） 機関 that the former ローマ法王 would defend himself through a 法律 会社／堅い. The move 避けるs a いわゆる default 判決，裁定 from the 法廷，裁判所.
That does not mean that Benedict, now 95, will himself appear in 法廷，裁判所 in his 弁護. But a 法廷，裁判所 spokesperson said that the 法廷，裁判所 can 需要・要求する that 被告s appear.
The 被告s have until Jan. 24 to 答える／応じる to the （民事の）告訴. No date has been 始める，決める for a 審理，公聴会.
Andreas Schulz, the lawyer who とじ込み／提出するd the 事例／患者, said it sought to 設立する culpability, arguing that the カトリック教徒 Church and 被告s had a Christian 義務 to 認める 不正s committed.
"If they don't, the reputational 損失 will grow and the カトリック教徒 Church will 急いで the 腐食 of 約束," said Schulz, 確認するing comments he made to DPA.
A 報告（する）／憶測 published in January on 性の 乱用 in the archdiocese from 1945 to 2019 （刑事）被告 Benedict of failing to take 活動／戦闘 against 聖職者のs in four 事例／患者s when he was 大司教 of Munich.
Benedict, who 辞職するd as pontiff in 2013, 定評のある errors had occurred in the 扱うing of 事例／患者s while he held that position and asked for forgiveness. His lawyers argued that he was not 直接／まっすぐに to 非難する. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Madeline 議会s Editing by 法案 Berkrot)
