Pope Benedict XVI has opened Holy Week indicating that he will "not be intimidated" by accusations against the Vatican over the clerical sex abuse crisis.
In his Palm Sunday address the Pope said that Jesus Christ "leads us towards courage which does not allow us to be intimidated by the chatter of dominant opinions, towards patience which supports and sustains others".
The pontiff did not refer to accusations over his handling of cases of the paedophile priests, both as Archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982 and subsequently as head of doctrine at the Vatican. However, Vatican watchers said that his meaning today was clear "in the current context".
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