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Posted by David Clohessy on February 22, 2013

Watch out for papal candidates to start posturing on abuse. On the eve of the last conclave, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made one brief mention, in a highly publicized talk, of “filth” in the church.

To us, it smacked of posturing. Here’s a guy with more knowledge about clergy sex crimes and cover ups than any other Catholic official on the planet. Here’s a guy with more power over clergy sex crimes and cover ups than any other Catholic official on the planet save one – his boss, the pope.

But for decades, at best, he does little. And at worst, he’s part of the cover up.

But as a papal election looms, he purports to show – via one short, vague phrase – that he cares about the crisis.

Sure enough, Cardinal…