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German Church leaders to face scrutiny in Trier diocese report

Cardinal Marx and Bishop Bätzing are expected to feature in the study

Luke Coppen
Oct 17, 2025
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A report will be published at the end of October assessing how prominent German Catholic leaders handled abuse cases while serving in the Diocese of Trier.

Trier Cathedral, Germany. Credit: Arths-at/wikimedia CC BY-SA 4.0.

Researchers from the University of Trier will present Oct. 30 an interim report on the diocese’s response to sexual abuse from 2002 to…

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