The Vatican must break its five-month silence and speedily clarify the situation in Hamburg, the vicar-general of the archdiocese has demanded Pope Francis granted Archbishop of Hamburg Stephan Hesse leave of absence at the end of March, after a report on Hesse’s previous diocese of Cologne implicated him in numerous failures in the handling of abuse cases. Vicar-general Ansgar Thim has been handling the archdiocesan administration in Hamburg, but on 12 August he stated that the situation in the archdiocese has become untenable and demanded speedy clarification from the Vatican.
Hamburg vicar-general demands action from Vatican
Hamburg vicar-general demands action from Vatican
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