The Bertelsmann Foundation is presenting its “Transformation Index” in Berlin today. The quality of democracy in developing and transition countries has continuously deteriorated over the past twenty years.
The relationship between German Catholics and their Pope is in a deep crisis. The chairman of the German Bishops' Conference is traveling to the Vatican for talks with the Pope today. And a German bishop travels to the Pope for a crisis discussion on Tuesday morning. The situation in the morning – is democracy dying?