The Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger, has asked for forgiveness after reports of the abuse which went on at the boarding school of the Cathedral choir in Regensburg, Germany, according to today's Bild (German) website.
Victims were forced to endure excessive force -- including violence, whipping, and perverse sex games -- from teachers and even headmasters.
Ratzinger -- brother of Pope Benedict XVI and former leader of the choir -- has spoken up and apologized. "I have also done this. At the same time, I ask the victims for forgiveness," he told the "Passauer Neuen Presse."
Ratzinger, 86, who was Regensburg choir master between 1964 and 1994, said he "gave out slaps repeatedly at the beginning, but actually had a guilty conscience for it." He added that he was pleased when physical punishment became illegal in Germany in 1980.
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It's upsetting that this happened in the first place. I'm glad that he publicly apologized.
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