{"id":9345,"date":"2023-04-02T16:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lalrp.org\/world\/german-bishop-resigns-cites-responsibility-in-abuse-scandal-lalrp\/"},"modified":"2023-04-02T16:02:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T10:32:52","slug":"german-bishop-resigns-cites-responsibility-in-abuse-scandal-lalrp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lalrp.org\/world\/german-bishop-resigns-cites-responsibility-in-abuse-scandal-lalrp\/","title":{"rendered":"German bishop resigns, cites duty in abuse scandal Lalrp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lalrp.org: <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/HUI22YGLCEI63HGFUWFE63MEZU.jpg&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Touch upon this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Remark<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">BERLIN \u2014 Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who requested to step down due to his errors in dealing with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/vatican-sex-abuse-c4ac42e675a121784cb8d7ea6afd61a2\" rel=\"noopener\">sexual abuse cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Franz-Josef Bode, who has been the bishop of Osnabrueck, Germany, since 1995, mentioned in a private assertion that his choice to resign \u201chas matured in me in current months\u201d and he hoped it will have a liberating impact on the diocese.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Bode defined that an interim report launched in September on abuse by clergy within the diocese had revealed his errors. He acknowledged his duty as a bishop and mentioned, \u201cAt present, I can solely ask all these affected once more for forgiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Abuse survivor teams have accused Bode of failing to reply appropriately to some circumstances of abuse, German information company dpa reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">The top of the German Bishops\u2019 Convention, Bishop Georg Baetzing, issued a press release that famous Bode\u2019s resignation with \u201cnice remorse and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Together with his resignation, Bode \u201cadditionally takes duty for the subject of sexual abuse within the church, which has accompanied &#8230; all of us for a very long time,\u201d Baetzing mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">\u201cYour will to come back to phrases, to enhance the remedy of victims and perpetrators in your diocese, and in addition to result in systemic change in our church haven&#8217;t allow you to go since,\u201d he added, addressing Bode instantly in his assertion..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">A <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cbb427f29d0643059860f5efbc255031\" rel=\"noopener\">church-commissioned report<\/a> on sexual abuse contained in the Catholic Church in Germany in 2018 mentioned 3,677 folks have been abused by clergy between 1946 and 2014. Greater than half of the victims have been 13 or youthful, and most have been boys. Each sixth case concerned rape, and not less than 1,670 clergy have been concerned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-testid=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\">Bode turned auxiliary bishop within the archdiocese of Paderborn in 1991, and had been bishop of Osnabrueck since 1995, making him Germany\u2019s longest-serving energetic bishop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"dn-ns hide-for-print\" data-testid=\"mostRead\" subscriptions-section=\"content\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lalrp.org: Touch upon this story Remark BERLIN \u2014 Pope Francis on Saturday accepted a resignation request from a German bishop who requested to step down due to his errors in dealing with sexual abuse cases. 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