Stephen Kiesle, a former priest and a convicted sex offender was accused of molesting children while studying to be a priest in the 1970s. He pleaded no contest to some of those charges, but also said he no longer wanted to be a priest. His bishop at the time agreed - Kiesle should not be associated with the Catholic Church.
But there was one man who disagreed - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger - then a top Vatican official and now Pope Benedict the XVI.
Why did he wait to act? CNN's Gary Tuchman took a closer look.
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The pope hesitated because his pedophile club deserved another member!
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Was there a miscarriage of justice while the defrocking was delayed? No.
Did the police know about his crimes? Yes
Did he re-offend while waiting for the defrocking. No.
Don't we have bigger fish to fry? Yes
Justice for the victims