Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki was asked by Pope Francis in 2021 to submit a request for withdrawal. In the end, however, everything was fine again – says Woelki now.
Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has recently enjoyed the support of Pope Francis. Franziskus had accused Woelki “big mistake” in his communication in his communication in his diocese, especially in his communication in dealing with sexual abuse and sent him into a five -month break. He then asked Woelki to submit a cancellation application. However, he never decided on this application, so that the Archdiocese of Cologne was in an unexplained state of floating for years. Francis died on Easter Monday.
In the ARD “Morgenmagazin” Woelki was now asked if he could still clarify this thing with Francis. Woelki replied: “We saw each other once or twice, and he always said:” Do you have courage, go ahead, do your job! And I’m entirely up to you and all of you. “It was always his message.” Woelki replied to the demand for whether he was in pure with Francis: “Yes, definitely.”
Source: Stern
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