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German Cardinal Facing Calls to Resign Welcomes Release of Independent Abuse Report

Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.

Jochen Rolfes
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.

The report, known as the “Independent Investigation into the Handling of Sexualized Violence in the Archdiocese of Cologne,” covers the period from 1975 to 2018 and examines 236 files in detail to identify failures and violations of the law, as well as those responsible for them.