German Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg is pictured in a May 7, 2020, photo. Pope Francis has granted Archbishop Hesse a leave of absence from his duties after a recent report on the handling of of clergy sex abuse cases in the Cologne Archdiocese, where he served as director of personnel and vicar general. (CNS photo/Lars Berg, KNA) Ten years ago, Germany was gripped by a refugee crisis. Looking back, Archbishop Stefan Heße defends Chancellor Angela Merkel’s course at the time – and warns against a policy of deterrence. Catholic refugee bishop Stefan Heße has defended Angela Merkel’s statement “We can do it” from 2015. He said in an interview with the Catholic…
