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Up to 6000 victims of abuse in Münster diocese

In Münster, scientists have presented a new study on the extent of sexual abuse in the Catholic diocese of Münster. The survey shows particularly clearly how unlikely it is for the accused to be prosecuted.

The extent of sexual abuse in the Catholic diocese of Münster is much greater than previously known, according to an independent study. The diocese's files yielded a figure of 610 abuse victims, more than a third more than were recorded in the German Bishops' Conference's MHG study presented in 2018, researchers at the Westphalian Wilhelm University of Münster (WWU) announced Monday. Münster's Bishop Felix Genn acknowledged shared responsibility for the suffering of abuse victims.

In an initial reaction, he stated, "I naturally accept responsibility for the mistakes I myself made in dealing with sexual abuse. I was and am part of the church system that made sexual abuse possible."

Genn did not comment on possible personal consequences. A possible resignation, however, would have to be approved by Pope Francis - in the case of Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Hamburg Archbishop Stefan Heße, Francis had rejected offers of resignation; in the case of Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, who, like Marx and Heße, is heavily incriminated, a decision on an offer of resignation is still pending.

https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article239325885/Neue-Studie-Bis-zu-6000-Missbrauchsopfer-im-Bistum-Muenster.html