Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday, March 21, 2010 urged Catholics to refrain from judging sinners, a day after he rebuked Irish bishops for their handling of a half-century of sexual abuse of minors by clergy, according to the Christian Broadcast Network website.
The pontiff did not mention his letter chastising Ireland's church hierarchy as he made his weekly appearance Sunday from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
He cited the Gospel passage about Jesus' inviting those without sin to cast the first stone toward an adulterer.
"While acknowledging her sin, He does not condemn her, but urges her to sin no more," the Pope told English-speaking pilgrims in the square.
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