Pope Benedict today accepted the resignation of a German bishop who has been accused of sexually abusing children, the latest in a string of Roman Catholic prelates forced to resign over an abuse scandal.
A Vatican statement said the pope agreed Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg in Bavaria should step down. He became the first bishop to quit in the pontiff’s native Germany over the abuse scandal that has rocked the Church in several European countries and the United States.
In recent weeks, a Belgian bishop resigned after admitting he had sexually abused a boy and three Irish bishops quit over their handling of sexual abuse cases.
German prosecutors and church officials said yesterday authorities were investigating accusations of sexual abuse by Mixa, who had already offered to resign after being accused of hitting children.
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Pope accepts resignation of German bishop in sex probe
Pope Benedict today accepted the resignation of a German bishop who has been accused of sexually abusing children, the latest in a string of Roman Catholic prelates forced to resign over an abuse scandal.
A Vatican statement said the pope agreed Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg in Bavaria should step down. He became the first bishop to quit in the pontiff’s native Germany over the abuse scandal that has rocked the Church in several European countries and the United States.
In recent weeks, a Belgian bishop resigned after admitting he had sexually abused a boy and three Irish bishops quit over their handling of sexual abuse cases.
German prosecutors and church officials said yesterday authorities were investigating accusations of sexual abuse by Mixa, who had already offered to resign after being accused of hitting children.
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