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January 27, 2022

Cardinal Marx to remain in office, apologizes for role in abuse cases

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising gives a statement on the Munich abuse report to the media Jan. 27, 2022. The news conference came a week after the publication of the report on abuse in his archdiocese.

MUNICH -- Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx said he wants to remain in office, at least for the time being, despite findings critical of how he handled some abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.

Published in International
March 15, 2019

Church must have serious debate on celibacy, role of women, Cardinal Marx says

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich listens during a news conference at the bishops' spring meeting in Lingen March 11, 2019. The sexual abuse scandal and demands for reform have changed the German church, the cardinal said March 14.
The Catholic Church in Germany is at a point where serious debate – including on priestly celibacy and the role of women – and openness to doing things in a new way must encouraged, said the president of the German bishops' conference.
Published in International
February 23, 2019

Lack of transparency harms church, justice, victims, Cardinal Marx says

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich speaks at a briefing on the third day of the meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican Feb. 23, 2019. Also pictured are Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, superior general of the Society of Jesus, and Nigerian Sister Veronica Openibo, congregational leader of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus.
VATICAN – Transparent, reliable and respectful administration is critical for counteracting sinful behavior within the Catholic Church, said German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising.
Published in International
January 4, 2019

German cardinal urges change, 'review' of celibacy tradition

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, arrives for the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican 2014.
WASHINGTON – German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising called for change in long-standing church tradition as the German bishops' conference prepares for a workshop debate to "review" the issue of celibacy for priests.
Published in International
September 26, 2018

German bishops formally apologize, release sex abuse records

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich speaks to the media Sept. 25 during the German bishops' conference meeting in Fulda, Germany. Cardinal Marx formally apologized for sexual abuse in the church, saying it "has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long."
The head of the German bishops conference formally apologized for sexual abuse in the church, saying it "has been denied, turned away from and covered up for far too long."
Published in International
September 19, 2018

Cardinal Marx says mistakes were made in handling abuse, calls for change in German church

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, arrives for a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2015.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German bishops' conference, admitted that mistakes were made in the German church's handling of sex abuse of minors and said he anticipates change in the church.
Published in International
April 19, 2018

Pope calls German bishops to Rome to discuss Communion sharing

German bishops celebrate Mass in Trier Cathedral in this 2013 file photo.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has asked German bishops to come to Rome to discuss pastoral guidelines for possibly allowing some non-Catholics married to Catholics to receive the Eucharist, the German bishops' conference said.
Published in International
March 10, 2018

New head of EU bishops' commission sets out to combat European populism

Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg was elected president of the Brussels-based Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community March 8. He is pictured in an undated photo.
BRUSSELS – The new head of a commission representing Europe's Catholic bishops pledged to combat populism and promote European unity.
Published in International
February 28, 2018

German bishops rework Communion rules for mixed denomination marriages

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, and Cardinal Rainer Woelki of Cologne concelebrate Mass March 6 during the opening of the annual meeting of Germany's bishops at the cathedral in Cologne
BERLIN – The German bishops' conference continues to develop its recent decision to allow non-Catholic spouses in mixed denomination marriages to receive Communion in limited cases.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

Cardinal Marx urges pastoral care, but not 'blessing' of gay couples

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich-Freising, president of the German bishops' conference, and other German bishops and a lay synod observer, hold a press conference at the Vatican after the opening session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican in 2015.
ROME – The president of the German bishops' conference urged priests to provide better pastoral care to Catholics who are homosexual, but he said, "I think that would not be right" when asked if he could imagine the Catholic Church blessing gay couples.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

Bill banning circumcision in Iceland a threat to religious freedom, Cardinal Marx says

The Danish Medical Association has advised against male circumcision in boys for several years, though no ban has been enacted in the country.
A new bill proposed in Iceland that would make circumcision punishable by up to six years in prison is a “dangerous attack” on religious freedom, Cardinal Reinhard Marx has said.
Published in International