By Ines A. Murzaku, Crisis Magazine - One cannot help but think about the most recent reflection of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the scandal of sexual abuse in the Church. Why did Benedict choose April to make public his analysis of the crisis? He may have had Child Abuse Prevention Month in mind, or he may be responding to developments on this subject in Germany where the essay was first published. More generally, another question can be posed: why Benedict, and why is the grandfather of the grandfathers, as Pope Francis referred to his predecessor in 2014, choosing now as the time to speak out, when he promised a life of prayer inside the Vatican?