KANSAS CITY (MO)
KSHB
[with video]
By: Cynthia Newsome
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy is the subject of much debate.
Dennis Coday, managing editor of the National Catholic Reporter, has covered Benedict since he first became pope in 2005.
Coday said the high point of the pope’s career was his push to encourage faith.
“He declared this the year of faith and wanted to increase Christianity in society,” Coday explained.
But Coday said he was disappointed the pope wasn’t more transparent about priests accused of sex crimes. Many of those priests were often reassigned to other churches to avoid prosecution and embarrassment for the church.
“The Pope apologized, but he could have done more,” he added.
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