German archbishop offers to resign over Church’s sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’

By Thomas Escritt and Philip Pullella BERLIN (Reuters) -One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share responsibility for the “catastrophe” of sexual abuse by clerics over past decades. His offer, which Pope Francis has yet to accept, follows … Continue reading German archbishop offers to resign over Church’s sexual abuse ‘catastrophe’