How a monastery is tackling a legacy of abuse within its walls


By AGENCY
  • People
  • Thursday, 29 Feb 2024

An aerial view of the Triefenstein monastery, the headquarters of the Christustrager Brotherhood, in Germany. Photos: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

Some 70km southeast of Germany's buzzing financial hub Frankfurt lies the Triefenstein monastery, located on a secluded estate on the river Main in Bavaria.

It's home to the Christustrager Bruderschaft, a Protestant community of monks who are currently trying to tackle the darkest chapter in their monastery's history: Sexual abuse by a former prior.

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