German archbishop apologises over sex abuse case

The head of the German Bishops Conference apologised today for incidents of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest two decades ago in the Freiburg diocese.

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg, who was in charge of human resources and staffing in the diocese at the time, said in a statement on the diocese’s website: “I apologise to the victims in the name of the diocese and ask for forgiveness.”