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JD Flynn, The Pillar

Monday, September 26, 2022

A recent report on decades of allegations in the Diocese of Osnabrück found that Bishop Franz-Josef Bode allowed clerics facing credible sex-abuse allegations to remain in ministry, even among youths. He refused to resign, likely with Vatican approval.

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