Germany’s Steinmeier calls on Pope Francis to restore church credibility
By DW
26 October 2021 |
6:35 am
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said the Catholic Church needs to be more transparent about abuse scandals. He and the pope also criticized a lack of coherent EU immigration policy with regard to refugees.
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