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High ranking clergy gather in Germany to examine the findings of a study on sexual scandals within the church.
German Cardinal Reinhard Marx opened the summit by declaring that the issue was now "an important turning point".
He said: "We must do more: listen, understand and take appropriate action".
The new report counted nearly 4,000 sexual assaults in the only German branch of the church between 1946 and 2014.
"We need a different clergy model. In this context, we must also consider the obligation to remain single. "
Cardinal Claudio Hummes
Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes recently told Deutche Welle that the church should consider removing the current rules on celibacy.
He said: "We need a different clergy model.In this context, we must also consider the obligation to remain single."
Pope Francis, last month, refused to respond to explosive claims, he covered sexual abuse.
The 81-year-old pontiff was interrogated by a senior Vatican official against him during an interview with journalists on board a plane returning from Dublin to Rome.
