FILE PHOTO: The UNESCO World Heritage Cologne Cathedral is seen on the banks of the river Rhine in Cologne, Germany, March 30, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Pope has dispatched two senior foreign bishops to investigate the Archbishop of Cologne's handling of sexual abuse allegations in Germany's largest archdiocese, the pontiff's representative in Germany said on Friday.
Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki has been criticised for his handling of historic child sex abuse allegations, in particular for his decision to shelve a report into earlier wrongdoings by priests because of unspecified methodological shortcomings.
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