The top bishop in Pope Benedict XVI's homeland is offering the pope "unreserved solidarity" as the pontiff marks the fifth anniversary of his election amid the worldwide sex abuse scandal.Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, the head of the German bishops' conference, wrote in a congratulatory letter released Sunday that "even if we are experiencing difficult times at the moment, we must not become fainthearted."
Zollitsch told Benedict that he could rely on the German church's "full support" in the coming years. He added: "You can be sure of our unreserved solidarity."
The pope's native Germany has been among the countries shaken this year by allegations of sexual abuse by clerics.
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