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Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. The pope did not immediately accept the cardinal's resignation. Cardinal Marx is pictured in a Sept. 24, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

Pope Francis declines Cardinal Marx’s resignation

Catholic News Agency|Jun 10, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. The pope did not immediately accept the cardinal's resignation. Cardinal Marx is pictured in a Feb. 12, 2015, file photo at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Cristian Gennari, KNA)

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Cardinal Marx offers resignation to Pope Francis

Catholic News Agency|Jun 4, 2021|4 Min Read

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. (Phantom3Pix/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Survey: One in three Catholics in Germany thinking of leaving Church

Catholic News Agency|Mar 12, 2021|3 Min Read

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne stands with his crosier as he celebrates Mass at the cathedral in Cologne Feb. 2, 2021. The cardinal faces deep criticism for his handling of abuse allegations in the archdiocese. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

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Crisis deepens in Cologne as cardinal pins hopes on March abuse report

Catholic News Service|Feb 3, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Kurt Koch presides at vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls Jan. 25. 2021. (EWTN-CNA Photo/Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Pool)

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Vatican cardinal criticizes German theologians' ecumenical statement

Catholic News Agency|Jan 28, 2021|3 Min Read

Limburg Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, is pictured in a Sept. 15, 2019, photo. In wide-ranging interview, the self-described "conservative" bishop said the church needs to change and criticized the Vatican's treatment of the church in his country. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

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Head of German bishops, self-described conservative, calls for change

Catholic News Service|Dec 29, 2020|4 Min Read

A child is pictured in an illustration lighting a candle on an Advent wreath at home in Berlin. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches in Germany are to publish a flyer on home worship at Christmas. (CNS photo/Jannis Chavakis, KNA)

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German, Swiss churches prepare for religious Christmas at home

Catholic News Service|Nov 17, 2020|2 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg. (Catholic News Agency)

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Leading German Catholic bishop renews intercommunion call after Vatican objections

Catholic News Agency|Nov 9, 2020|3 Min Read

Cardinal Beniamino Stella, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, pictured Oct. 24, 2019. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

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Vatican to discuss parish instructions with German bishops, not Synodal Way committee

Courtney Mares|Oct 26, 2020|3 Min Read

The final press conference of the German bishops’ fall general assembly Sept. 24, 2020 in Fulda. (Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch)

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Germany's Catholic bishops agree on uniform compensation system for abuse victims

Catholic News Agency|Sep 25, 2020|2 Min Read

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer preaches in Regensburg Cathedral June 11, 2020. (Diocese of Regensburg via CNA)

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German Catholic bishop criticizes 'Synodal Way' draft text on role of women

Catholic News Agency|Sep 3, 2020|3 Min Read

Women shine flashlights on the main entrance to the Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt, Germany, during a 2018 protest against sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in their country. The act was to symbolically bring light into the darkness of abuse. (CNS photo/Bert Bostelmann, KNA)

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New survey of German religious orders finds decades of abuse accusations

Catholic News Service|Aug 26, 2020|3 Min Read

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