Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has intervened in the dispute with the Picture-Zeitung has again largely prevailed. The Cologne Higher Regional Court ruled on Thursday that the tabloid could no longer claim that Woelki had promoted a priest to deputy city dean of Düsseldorf in 2017, even though he had already been aware of incriminating documents with allegations of abuse against the clergyman at the time.
Woelki against Bild: The cardinal wins – but other investigations continue – Media
