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"Obscene graffiti has been sprayed on the house in southern Germany where Pope Benedict XVI was born, police in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn said on Tuesday.
Police said the graffiti was blue writing in letters about 30 centimeters high but they declined to reveal what it said. A spokesman said the graffiti, written above the front door, referred to the abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church. It did not make specific reference to the pope, the spokesman said.



"A painter was called to paint over the obscene text," police said in a statement asking for any witnesses to come forward.

The Vatican is facing growing allegations that it covered up past cases of abuse of children by priests in the United States and several European countries. The latest accusations have focused on the role of Pope Benedict when he was still an archbishop in his native Germany and then the Vatican's top doctrinal official.

Benedict was born Joseph Ratzinger on April 16, 1927 in the small village of Marktl. The house contains a permanent exhibition about his life and works. He only spent the first two years of his life there.

cro -- with wire reports" ––SpiegelOnline

Also from der Spiegel Online:
"The Failed Papacy of Benedict XVI"

And more stupidity from vatican City
Vatican #2 man says homosexuals to blame for church sex scandal
But hjre is a serious online article about gay Priests.
Perhaps because of the Nigerian Choirboy (Ehiem)Prostitution scandal from early March2010

"In 72 pages of transcribed wiretaps, Ehiem tells Balducci about one possible candidate: "Angelo ... I'll say no more. Two meters (6-foot-7), 97 kilos (250 lbs.), 33 years-old and completely active (top)."
In later calls, Ehiem offered fewer details: "I have a situation in Naples."
"I have a Cuban situation."
"I have a German who just arrived from Germany."
"I have two black guys."
"I have the soccer player."
"I have the dancer from RAI," the Italian TV network.
Some of the young men were seminarians or attended ecclesiastical colleges in Rome. On one occasion, Balducci is heard saying, "He, when does he have to return to the seminary?"
In one wiretap from last December, Renzi is heard explaining the rules of engagement: "You'll get up to 2,000 euros ... Do not touch his balls. You need the money. Put on some music, take out the [inaudible], swallow the Viagra, and adelante!"