Edward Pentin of the National Catholic Register contrasts the cases of two German prelates: Bishop Franz-Jozef Bode of Osnabrück, who has refused to resign despite clear evidence that he neglected abuse charges; and Cardinal Rainier Woelki of Cologne, who was charged with similar, but far less serious, failures.
The president of the German bishops’ conference has said that Pope Francis should act quickly to resolve the status of Cologne’s Cardinal Rainier Woelki, who has offered his resignation.