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A participant of a rally of the initiative Maria 2.0 holds a poster with the inscription 'No offices for cover-ups' in front of the cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 before the beginning of a penitential service of the archdiocese of Cologne in the course of coming to terms with sexual violence. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP)

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, Archbishop of Cologne, attends a press conference of the Archdiocese of Cologne to present the consequences of last week published abuse report in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)

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FILE - In this Sunday, May 3, 2020 file photo, German Cardinal and Archbishop Rainer Woelki, right, celebrate a church service at the Cologne Cathedral, in Cologne, Germany. Cologne Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki faces mounting discontent in his diocese over his decision to keep under wraps a study on how local church officials reacted when priests were accused of sexual abuse. Woelki has cited legal concerns about publishing the study conducted by a law firm. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

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