A satirical parade float that links Jesus with the church abuse scandal has been criticised as “tasteless” by church leaders.

These include the high altar with an enormous monolithic slab of black limestone, believed to be the largest in any Christian church ... of Germany and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia guarantee ...

A German regional court on Tuesday ordered the Archdiocese of Cologne to pay €300,000 ... A far higher sum than Germany's Catholic Church dioceses have paid in voluntary, symbolic compensation ...