It is still not clear who is the heir to the Pope Emeritus, who died on New Year's Eve. According to Ratzinger's former private secretary Georg Gänswein, there are several relatives of the Pope who could be eligible.
An alleged abuse victim has now requested the separation of the lawsuit against Benedict XVI. The court wants to decide on the application by June 20, but not before June 6, a court spokeswoman said. For this reason, the planned trial date had been postponed from end of March to June 20.