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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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A statue of a late cardinal accused of sexual abuse has been removed from outside a German cathedral

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A statue of a deceased German cardinal was removed from its perch outside Essen Cathedral in western Germany on Monday, days after allegations of sexual abuse decades ago became public.

The accusations against Cardinal Franz Hengsbach, who died in 1991, added to a long-running scandal over abuse by clergy that has shaken the German church.

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