Overview
- The Catholic parish shut the Auferstehung Christi church after staff reported a strong decomposition smell for over a week.
- An ecumenical youth service was moved to the adjacent parish hall as regular worship was disrupted.
- A hired exterminator used a deterrent in the ventilation, yet the suspected marten has not been located or removed.
- Inspectors noted signs consistent with animal intrusion, including a gnawed cable and several coins inside the duct.
- The monument-protected building’s shared underground ventilation complicates access, and parishioners have largely reacted with humor.