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Pope rejects German cardinal s resignation, urges reform
NICOLE WINFIELD | Associated Press
ROME – Pope Francis refused Thursday to let German Cardinal Reinhard Marx resign over the sex abuse scandal in the church, but said a process of reform was necessary and that every bishop must take responsibility for the “catastrophe” of the crisis.
Francis wrote a letter to Marx in response to the German’s bombshell announcement last week that he had offered to resign as archbishop of Munich and Freising over the church’s mishandling of abuse cases.
Francis refused to accept the resignation and told Marx in the letter he must continue as archbishop and “shepherd my sheep.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an ostrich policy in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.
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