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Former German bishops’ chairman faces ‘Vos estis’ probe

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch has acknowledged mishandling abuse cases when he was head of the Archdiocese of Freiburg.

Luke Coppen
Apr 18, 2023
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Former German bishops’ conference chairman Archbishop Robert Zollitsch is facing a Vatican investigation into claims that he covered up abuse.

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch. Wikipedia / Tobias Klenze / CC-BY-SA 4.0.

Zollitsch was heavily criticized in a report published Tuesday on the handling of abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Freiburg, which he led from…

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