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Documents show Pope Benedict defrocked 400 priests for sexual abuse

VATICAN CITY — A document obtained by The Associated Press shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.The statistics for 2011-12 represent the first time that the Vatican has provided details on the number of priests who have been defrocked. Prior to that, it had only revealed the number of alleged cases of sexual abuse it had received.The document was prepared from data the Vatican had been collecting to help the Holy See …

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