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Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

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Munich abuse report: Cardinal Wetter apologizes for mishandling case

January 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Friedrich Wetter. / Whuke via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0 de).

Munich, Germany, Jan 25, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Friedrich Wetter, archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1982 to 2007, apologized on Tuesday for mishandling an abuse c… […]

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Benedict XVI confirms he attended disputed 1980 meeting in Munich

January 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, pictured in summer 2017. / EWTN/Paul Badde.

Munich, Germany, Jan 24, 2022 / 03:38 am (CNA).
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has apologized for mistakenly saying that he did not attend a disputed meeting in 1980 while serv… […]

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Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI is praying for victims in wake of Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. / Paul Badde/CNA.

Vatican City, Jan 20, 2022 / 10:57 am (CNA).
Archbishop Georg Gänswein said on Thursday that Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse … […]

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Cardinal Marx ‘shocked and ashamed’ by Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 8

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, pictured in June 2016. / Degreezero via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Munich, Germany, Jan 20, 2022 / 09:20 am (CNA).
Cardinal Reinhard Marx said on Thursday that he was “shocked and ashamed” at the findings of a report crit… […]

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Benedict XVI, Cardinal Marx faulted in Munich abuse report

January 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Suicasmo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Munich, Germany, Jan 20, 2022 / 05:49 am (CNA).
A long-awaited report on the handling of abuse cases in Germany’s Archdiocese of… […]

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Benedict XVI, Munich, and cover-up claims: why an old allegation is resurfacing

January 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 de).

Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2022 / 10:20 am (CNA).
Claims that the future Benedict XVI covered up an abuse case … […]

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Report on handling of abuse cases in Germany’s Munich archdiocese delayed

November 5, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The Frauenkirche, the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. / Diliff via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.5)

Munich, Germany, Nov 5, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
A report on the handling of abuse cases in Germany’s Archdiocese of Munich and Freising … […]

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Cardinal Marx won’t rule out offering resignation for a 2nd time

July 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Reinhard Marx. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Munich, Germany, Jul 27, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA).
Cardinal Reinhard Marx has said that he cannot rule out asking Pope Francis to accept his resignation for a second time. The Catholic archbishop of Muni… […]

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Cardinal Marx: Pope Francis’ resignation decision a ‘great challenge’

June 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising at the Holy See press office, Oct. 27, 2017. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA.

Munich, Germany, Jun 10, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Reinhard Marx said Thursday that Pope Francis’ decision not to accept his re… […]

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Pope Francis declines Cardinal Marx’s resignation

June 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, pictured in January 2020. / Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch.

Vatican City, Jun 10, 2021 / 05:40 am (CNA).
Pope Francis declined on Thursday the resignation of Cardinal Reinhard Marx, offered to him last month.In a June 10 lette… […]

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