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Vultures circle after raid on Archdiocese of Cologne and its Cardinal. Agenda-driven ecclesiastical politics spills into the court.
Catholic Conclave ^ | 27/06/2023 | CG

Posted on 06/27/2023 2:43:15 PM PDT by Gillibrand1

After a raid by the Public Prosecutor's Office which included the Archbishop's residence of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, the calls for his resignation are getting louder again: from canon lawyers, theologians and the president of the Central Committee of German Catholics.

The official announcement of the Archbishopric of Cologne is meagre: the public prosecutor's office in Cologne had searched business premises of the Archbishopric of Cologne on Tuesday and will try to determine whether the accusation of perjury against Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki can be proven by inspecting business documents and e-mails. Until then, the Archdiocese asks the public "not to take an open-ended investigation as an opportunity to pronounce preliminary convictions".

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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; General Discusssion; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: cardinal; catholic; cologne; police

1 posted on 06/27/2023 2:43:15 PM PDT by Gillibrand1
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