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They fight for justice with confidence in God. They stand up for the weak and yet sometimes fail because of their own demands. Pastors are often found in books as novel characters. Their role is often ambivalent, says the Protestant pastor and former director of the association, Gerhard Isermann: "Failure and proving oneself are often united, whether in the books or in reality."Under the title "Helden, Zweifler, Versager" (Heroes, Doubters, Failures), the theologian presented a book in Hanover on the image of pastors in literature.

"Cardinal Pell will plead not guilty to all charges," lawyer Robert Richter said, according to Australian media reports. Pell (76) himself did not comment. Details of the indictment are not yet public. He is accused of having covered up cases of abuse, but this would hardly be legally punishable. But there are also allegations that Pell himself has abused minors in the past.

Following the presentation of an incriminating abuse report, Auxiliary Bishop Dominikus Schwaderlapp (53) of Cologne has offered his resignation to Pope Francis. "The investigation records serious failings for which I am responsible," Schwaderlapp said Thursday in a personal statement.

Christine Bergmann previously made her concern more than clear: more help for victims of sexual abuse, and: "The ie is not finished with my final report". The federal government's abuse commissioner stressed this particularly forcefully on Tuesday (24.05.2011) in Berlin particularly energetically.

The comparisons to spy movies or Nexflix thrillers à la "House of Cards" and "The Young Pope" have been drawn so frequently in recent weeks that they almost seem tiresome again. Looking at the accusations that are currently circulating in the Catholic world, however, there are hardly more apt comparisons than crime fiction.

Watching films with friends and talking heads, about religion, about culture, about politics and about one's own work, the whole thing moreover in delightful and inspiring surroundings – that doesn't sound too bad. Once a year, the Munich Academy for Film and Television Dramaturgy invites "Top: Talente e.V." invite to a symposium in Rome.

Self-confidently representatives of catholic orders demanded a stronger operational readiness level in the German specialized committees of the development assistance. Muller pointed out that many religious orders largely do without bureaucracy and get by with little paid helpers. In many cases it is religious who ensure the famous sustainability of projects. Muller regretted that lurid fringe topics such as church discipline or sexuality were more prevalent in the public eye. In addition to ies such as the use of condoms, the position on celibacy and the punishment of pedophile priests, he said, there are other important and pressing ies. According to the data, German religious communities supported projects in the so-called Third World with 118 million euros in 2007. A good third of the money went to African countries, followed by Asia with 26 percent and Latin America with 24 percent. Four percent went to Eastern European countries.

The communion girl, dressed all in white, smiles shyly at the camera while Komlan Dem Houndjame has his arms around her. The priest at the Amption Grotto in Detroit is no stranger to ten-year-old Mary Rose. He was in and out of his parents' house. Her father, Joe Maher, had taken the West African into his care when police filed rape charges in 2002. The allegations stemmed from a 48-year-old woman who sang in the parish choir.

Interviewer: Without wanting to anticipate today's concluding synod day. The Protestant Church has had a difficult year, also with allegations of abuse against employees – how did you feel about the meeting as a whole??

Strong criticism of the Catholic bishops' new model for reparations in cases of sexual abuse is voiced by the victims' initiative "Eckiger Tisch". "The church in Germany is not willing to take responsibility for its crimes and offer compensation to its victims. It only wants to pay recognition benefits and is oriented towards the perpetrators who abused," the initiative explained this Thursday in Berlin. The now announced further development of the system of recognition payments was despondent and meant a failure of the bishops.