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In this March 18, 2021 file photo, a carnival float depicting a sleeping Cardinal, reading '11 years of relentless processing of cases of abuse' is set in front of the Cologne Cathedral to protest against the Catholic Church in Cologne, Germany. Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of the archbishop of Hamburg Stefan Hesse, who offered to step down in March after he was faulted for his handling of sexual abuse in his previous diocese. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)