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- Sep 25, 2020
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German bishops set up system for larger sex abuse payments
- Sep 24, 2020
The Catholic Church in Germany is setting up a new system to compensate survivors of sexual abuse by clergy that will provide for payments of up to about 50,000 euros ($58,400) each.
Cologne cardinal warns German church’s Synodal Path could cause schism
- Sep 18, 2020
Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki warned that the Synodal Path reform project could lead to a “German national church.”
Churches criticize protesters for storming steps of German parliament
- Sep 1, 2020
Churches in Germany criticized the attempt by demonstrators to “storm” the Reichstag building in Berlin, the seat of the Bundestag, or lower house of parliament.
New survey of German religious orders finds decades of abuse accusations
- Aug 26, 2020
A new survey of heads of German Catholic religious orders found abuse allegations against at least 654 members over a period of decades.
German bishops say talks with Rome on parish document must include laity
- Aug 25, 2020
The German bishops plan to seek talks with the Vatican about its instruction on parish reforms in the Catholic Church.
New leader of German bishops signals no retreat from progressive line
- Jun 16, 2020
In a recent interview, the new president of the German bishops’ conference signaled openness to both married priests and women’s ordination, and appeared to criticize a lengthy essay by Pope Benedict XVI on the root causes of the clerical sexual abuse crisis.
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