Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, archbishop of Cologne in Germany. / Credit: Marko Orlovic/German Bishops’ Conference (DBK)
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 6, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).
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PetitiontoPopeLeoXIVtoremoveGermancardinalgainsover60Ksignatures ApetitionlaunchedbyaMunichpriesttoPopeLeoXIVcallingforthedismissalofCologne,Germany,archbishopCardinalRainerMariaWoelkihasgained60,130signatures,CNADeutsch,CNA’sGerman-languagenewspartner,reportedonWednesday.
TheGerman-languagepetitionaccusesWoelkiofmoralcorruptionandarguesthathehaslostallcredibilityinthepublicsphereandtheChurchatlargeafterinvestigationsofthecardinalwerediscontinuedafterthepaymentofa26,000-euro(about$29,700)fine.Thepetitioncitesthecardinal’sallegedfailuretodealwithsexualabusebyChurchofficialsaslegalbasisfordismissalundercanonlaw.
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