In the extensive text of „The Church and the Sexual Abuse Scandal”, written after the Vatican’s February summit on the protection of minors convened by Francis, Benedict XVI assessed that the „breakdown” of morals following the Sexual Revolution of 1968, marked by „unprecedented radicalism” and also the process of weakening the „Christian concept of morality” are fundamental of abuses among the clergy. „Yes, there is sin and evil in the Church. But also today there is a holy Church that is indestructible. Also today, there are many people who humbly believe, suffer and love, in whom the true God appears to us, a loving God”, wrote Pope emeritus Benedict XVI.
