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Cardinal Marx: “I’m not clinging to my office”
“Judgments instead of opinions” – that’s what those affected by sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, such as Agnes Wich, demanded outside on Thursday in Munich, while inside Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx commented on the latest abuse report. “As soon as he would pose an obstacle in relation to the processing that resulted from the clear statements in the report, then he would withdraw – or resign or whatever. I just find that vague. And in turn handing over the responsibility to others – ‘And if I disturb you, then I go’, instead of saying: ‘This and that are my personal consequences’ – and this very clear attitude, this very clear statement, I still miss that.” Shock, apology, but no concrete consequences. Marx initially rejected a renewed request to resign from the Pope. “For me, dealing with abuse in the church was and is a top priority and does not conflict with the preaching mandate. I was and am not indifferent. Could I have acted more and more committed? Sure, yes.” “As archbishop, I bear responsibility for the actions of the archdiocese according to my moral conviction and my understanding of my office. I’m not attached to my office.” A report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church presented last week had, among others, Pope Benedict XVI. heavily burdened. The authors accuse the emeritus pope of misconduct in several cases.
Meanwhile, those affected protested against the previous handling of the Catholic Church with the published events.