Pope Francis rejects Cardinal Marx’s resignation: “Continue your mission as Archbishop of Munich”

Francesco he takes pen and paper and writes to the cardinal archbishop of Munich and Freising Reinhard Marx to reject his resignation from the leadership of the German diocese due to the abuse scandal in Germany and the bishops’ response from the cardinal considered insufficient.

“If you are tempted to think that, confirming your mission and not accepting your resignation – reads the letter translated into Italian from the original Spanish Vatican News – this Bishop of Rome (your brother who loves you) does not understand you, he thinks about what Peter felt before the Lord when, in his own way, he presented his resignation “presenting himself as a sinner and he heard the answer” Feed her my sheep “.

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