Human chain rings German cathedral to demand gender equality
Protesters build a human chain in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. About 800 people have protested for more gender equality in the Catholic Church in Germany. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)
Protesters build a human chain in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. About 800 people have protested for more gender equality in the Catholic Church in Germany. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)
BERLIN — About 800 people have protested gender inequality in the Catholic Church by forming a human chain around Germany’s Cologne Cathedral.
German news agency dpa reported that many of the protesters were women from an activist group called Maria 2.0.
The group is pushing for the Catholic Church in Germany to allow women to have leadership roles within the church hierarchy.
The protesters outside the cathedral on Sunday also demanded more transparent handling of child sex abuse cases involving clergy.
