Cardinal Woelki Receives Investigative Report Over Sexual Abuse In Cologne Archdiocese

COLOGNE, GERMANY - MARCH 17: The Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) stands in twilight on March 17, 2021 in Cologne, Germany. The Catholic Church is facing a number of challenges in Germany, including widening public mistrust, a growing number of people who have officially renounced their adherence, demands by the Maria 2.0 movement and others for fundamental reform to include women clergy and what many see as a failure to adequately take responsibility for widespread, decades-long sexual abuse by Catholic priests. On March 18, the law firm Gercke and Wollschlaeger will present during a press conference the results of the independent investigation into dealing with sexual violence in the Archdiocese of Cologne. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)