Brussels Reporter
  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      Jerusalem shooting: Eight Israelis injured as gunman opens…

      August 14, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      Read the unsealed DOJ documents underpinning search of…

      August 14, 2022

      Europe

      Oder river: Speculation over ‘environmental disaster’ in Germany…

      August 13, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      European firefighters come together to fight French wildfires

      August 13, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      In pictures: France’s battle against catastrophic wildfires

      August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business

Brussels Reporter

  • Home
  • Brussels
  • Europe
    • Europe

      Jerusalem shooting: Eight Israelis injured as gunman opens…

      August 14, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      Read the unsealed DOJ documents underpinning search of…

      August 14, 2022

      Europe

      Oder river: Speculation over ‘environmental disaster’ in Germany…

      August 13, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      European firefighters come together to fight French wildfires

      August 13, 2022August 14, 2022

      Europe

      In pictures: France’s battle against catastrophic wildfires

      August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

  • Globe
  • Lifestyle
  • Business
Home Europe Pope Francis rejects resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over abuse scandal
Europe

Pope Francis rejects resignation of German archbishop Reinhard Marx over abuse scandal

by editor June 10, 2021June 10, 2021
June 10, 2021June 10, 2021

Pope Francis has refused to accept the resignation of a German archbishop over the church”s mishandling of abuse cases.

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx offered his resignation last week over the “failure” of the German Catholic Church to deal with “the catastrophe of sexual abuse”.

In a stunning letter, the bishop said that the Catholic Church was facing a “dead end” but said he hoped his dismissal could be a “turning point”.

But the Vatican rejected his resignation on Thursday and said Cardinal Marx must stay on as Archbishop of Munich and Freising.

Pope Francis thanked Marx “for his courage”, but refused to relieve him of his duties, stating that a process of reform was necessary and that every bishop must take responsibility for the crisis.

“I agree with you that we are dealing with a catastrophe: the sad history of sexual abuse and the way the Church has dealt with it until recently,” Pope Francis’ letter said.

“And that is precisely my response, dear brother. Continue as you suggest, but as Archbishop of Munich and Freising.”

Marx, who was president of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) from 2014 to 2020, caused great shock across the Church by resigning last week.

A 2018 report on sexual abuse, commissioned by the DBK, revealed that 3,677 children were abused by 1,670 clerics.

The abuse scandal in the German Catholic Church resulted in the resignations of an estimated 270,000 officials

“As a bishop, I have an ‘institutional responsibility’ for the acts of the Church in its entirety as well as for its institutional problems and failures in the past,” Marx had said in his letter.

“I am concerned about the fact that a trend has become apparent over the past months to exclude the systemic causes and hazards or, if we point a finger on it, the fundamental theological questions, and to reduce the process of dealing with the past to an improvement of administrative processes.”

Source link

previous post
McDonalds BTS meals: Indonesia branches forced to shut due to high orders
next post
Macron slap: Four months for man who attacked French president

Related Posts

MS Estonia: Private expedition begins diving to examine...

September 22, 2021

Do you know your rights if holiday plans...

July 31, 2020

German exports plunge by most on record as...

June 9, 2020

Spain miss out on 2023 Rugby World Cup...

April 28, 2022

Italy braces for new elections as PM Draghi...

July 20, 2022

MH17: Dutch court rejects defence lawyer requests for...

November 25, 2020

UK election: Boris Johnson wins strong Conservative majority

December 13, 2019

Not all commissioners are treated equally

December 5, 2019

Police bust criminal group smuggling Afghan migrants to...

October 6, 2021

France and Italy agree to unify border forces...

August 1, 2020
Promotion Image

Recent Posts

  • Jerusalem shooting: Eight Israelis injured as gunman opens fire on bus near holy Western Wall
  • Australia: Gunman arrested after Canberra airport shooting
  • Salman Rushdie off ventilator and able to talk
  • Read the unsealed DOJ documents underpinning search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
  • Horrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn attack on Salman Rushdie
Promotion Image

GO!

Lifestyle

  • Scientists are using satellites to count elephants from space for the first time

  • France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

  • Alexei Navalny: Millions watch jailed critic's 'Putin palace' film

  • Covid vaccine: WHO warns of ‘catastrophic moral failure’

  • Belgium looks good in white

Popular Posts

  • 1

    Greece tennis resort offers players the chance to learn from the best

    August 12, 2022
  • 2

    Ukraine war: Crimea blasts significantly hit Russian navy – UK

    August 12, 2022
  • 3

    FBI looked for ‘classified nuclear weapons documents’ at Trump home, says newspaper

    August 12, 2022

Editor’s Choices

  • Sociopath ING or a blockchain of corruption from a well-known financial group

    May 24, 2021
  • Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID jabs ‘highly effective’ against India variant, study shows

    May 23, 2021
  • G20 leaders at Rome summit pledge more vaccines for poorer countries

    May 21, 2021

Opinions

  • Read the unsealed DOJ documents underpinning search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

    August 14, 2022
  • World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

    August 13, 2022
  • Exhausted and abused, Belgium’s vets want a break

    August 12, 2022

@2018-2021 - Brussels Reporter (www.brusselsreporter.com). All Right Reserved.