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Membership in the Catholic church in Germany is dwindling. Some people have been driven away by a string of child-abuse scandals. Some say the church is in crisis. There are, however, Catholic communities that are flourishing - St Peter's church in Petersberg near Fulda, for example. Pope Benedict XVI, himself a German, is set to arrive in Germany for a visit on September 22. What do the Catholic faithful here think about that?
Membership in the Catholic church in Germany is dwindling. Some people have been driven away by a string of child-abuse scandals. Some say the church is in crisis. There are, however, Catholic communities that are flourishing - St Peter's church in Petersberg near Fulda, for example. Pope Benedict XVI, himself a German, is set to arrive in Germany for a visit on September 22. What do the Catholic faithful here think about that?
