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Pope Benedict's visit comes at a time of crisis for the Roman Catholic church in Germany # 25.09.2011 10 Uhr # Journal (englisch)

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Michael BärSeptember 25, 2011

Pope Benedict's visit to his homeland Germany comes at a time of crisis for the Roman Catholic church here. It's image suffered major damage after last year's revelations of sex abuse by priests. Catholics have traditionally been a minority in Germany's former communist East. But even in the west, the number of people turning their back on the church is on the rise.

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