Cardinal Woelki under pressure: lowest satisfaction values in Cologne!
Cardinal Woelki under pressure: lowest satisfaction values in Cologne!
In a remarkable incident, the head of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Frank Hüppelshäuser, made an open letter against Joachim Frank, the chief reporter of the Cologne City Anzeiger (KStA). Hüppelshäuser criticizes Frank's reporting as "inhumane" and accuses him of discredit both the archbishopric and cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki. This letter was published on July 11 on the archbishopric's website and shows the tensions that prevail in the Cologne public. The head of the office believes that Frank has personal and economic interests, which, as it were, brought him his critical reporting about Woelki. However, this has been awarded several times.
Hüppelshäuser, which has been in office since 2023, also terminated his subscription for the KSTA after more than 20 years. This step illustrates dissatisfaction within the church representatives about the press reporting. The background is also the current protests against decisions of the archbishopric and the low satisfaction values with Woelki.
survey results: Woelki on the test bench
A current Forsa survey, published in the Cologne Stadt-Anzeiger, shows that only 3% of Cologne is satisfied with the office of Cardinal Woelki. Astonishing 83% of the respondents stated that he was less or not at all satisfied with his work. This survey was carried out between June 25 and July 3 and comprises 1,002 participants aged 16 and over. Forsa boss Manfred Güllner commented that such low approval values for leaders are extremely rare and compared them with a similar result from 2022.
The result of the 16- to 29-year-olds is particularly shocking: This shows an absolute dissatisfaction- not a single surveyor in this age group is satisfied with Woelki's management. The survey throws a critical light on the credibility and the support of the archbishop in the young population of the city.
protests and remarkable events
at the same time, Cardinal Woelki inaugurated the new archbishop's educational campus in Cologne-Kalk, into an educational institution that costs 80 million euros. However, the opening was overshadowed by the protests mentioned and leaves questions about the current weighting of community work and social engagement in the archbishopric.
The situation around Cardinal Woelki and the Archdiocese of Cologne remains tense, while the Cologne population is increasingly distancing themselves from their church representatives. The coming months could be decisive for how the archbishopric in the face of the ongoing criticism and internal and external challenges develop.
For more information on the incidents and the current developments, we refer to the reporting of Church and Church and Life , The opinion of the Archbiest Cologne , as well as the comprehensive analysis from Evangelisch.de .
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