Tag: Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
Catholic Church – Pastor Semel leaves Haar – District of Munich
Pastor Thomas Semel is leaving the Haar parish association. He will take on new tasks in the archbishop’s ordinariate, where he will head the staff office for counseling and pastoral…
Abuse in the Catholic Church: The Fighter and the Cardinal – Munich
A priest abuses Richard Kick, because he is an altar boy. As an adult, he has long been largely ignored by the Church. His story reveals a deep gulf: between…
Munich: Church judge Lorenz Wolf resigns – Munich
One of the highest-ranking clerics in the archdiocese draws conclusions from the abuse report. He admits mistakes, but at the same time rejects many allegations – and points to the…
Munich: The south tower of the Frauenkirche is open again – Munich
The peddler Anton Adner is said to have been 114 years old when he trudged up the 486 steps in the south tower of the Liebfrauenturm on April 9, 1819.…
Faith in Munich: More and more Protestants are leaving the church – Munich
The number of Protestants leaving the church has also skyrocketed in the past year: 7,877 people turned their backs on the Evangelical-Lutheran Deanery District of Munich in 2021, which also…
Parish council election in Munich: Difficult search for candidates – Munich
Richard Weiser is 65 years old and has been retired for a year. He took pity on me again. “I’ll do it one more time now, then no more.” Weiser…
Abuse scandal: military dean targets church – district of Munich
Michael Gmelch, psychologist and priest, deals with the Catholic Church in a provocative book and opposes any trivialization of sexual abuse. About someone who shakes up – and is himself…
Bavaria: Church exits exploded after abuse reports – Bavaria
The abuse report by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising is still making waves – and many Catholics seem to be drawing their conclusions from it. Because the number of…
Regensburg: There is also a lot of rumbling in the diocese of Regensburg – Bavaria
On February 1, 2022, at midday, there are no free appointments on the homepage of the Regensburg registry office for the rest of the month to leave the Catholic Church.…
After abuse reports: conversation about faith and leaving the church – Munich
Just exit? Or stay despite everything? Many believers are struggling with themselves and their church right now. Three experts on the abuse scandal, shaken faith and the fear of committing…