German bishop refuses to resign after harsh abuse report

01-09-2022

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German bishop refuses to resign after harsh abuse report

Recently, a German report showed that the number of abuse victims over the past few decades in the diocese of Trier is higher than expected. However, Stephan Ackermann, the Roman Catholic bishop responsible for the diocese, refuses to resign.

Anna-Nicole Heinrich, President of the Synod of the EKD, is on the Kompass forum. Photo EKD

German Protestant Church starts a forum for victims of sexual abuse.

The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) continues its forum about sexual abuse. The purpose of the forum is to give victims a say in church policies about sexual abuse.

Italian Catholic Church launches abuse investigation

The Roman Catholic Church in Italy has launched an investigation into sexual abuse in the church in recent years.

Jesuit estimates that half of the Catholic priests is homosexual

According to the Jesuit Father, Klaus Mertes, about 50 per cent of the Catholic priests is homosexual. He says that many of them do not dare to talk about it because they fear blackmailing.

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