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Vatican Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Polish Bishop Amid Sex Party Scandal
A Polish bishop, whose diocese was reportedly the scene of a sex party organised by priests at which Polish media say a male prostitute collapsed after taking erectile dysfunction pills, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
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Pope Accepts US Bishop's Resignation Over "Misconduct" With Minor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his "misconduct" with a minor, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Orders Investigation Of US Bishop After Church Leaders Meet
Pope Francis has ordered an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct with adults and accepted his resignation, the Vatican and U.S. Church officials said on Thursday.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Three Chilean Bishops: Vatican
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, the city at the centre of the uproar, the Vatican said on Monday.
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French Bishop Herve Gaschignard Resigns Over 'Inappropriate Behaviour' At Vatican's Behest
A French bishop resigned on Thursday at the behest of the Vatican over "inappropriate behaviour" towards youths, just weeks after complaints came to the attention of his diocese.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of 2 US Bishops Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately to allegations of sex abuse against a priest in the diocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Vatican announced today.
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Pope Accepts Resignation of British Bishop Who Quit After Affair
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who stood down after admitting to an affair with a married parishioner, the Vatican said on Monday.
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German 'luxury bishop' says meeting with Pope heartening
A German bishop under pressure to resign for spending around 31 million euros on a luxurious residence said he had been heartened by a private audience with Pope Francis in Rome on Monday.
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Pope Benedict's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church
Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down; the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on.
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Chilean bishop suspected of sex abuse resigns: Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Chilean bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez, who is suspected of sexually abusing children, the Vatican said in a statement.
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Pope accepts Argentine bishop's resignation over sex scandal
The Vatican accepted the resignation on Tuesday of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a woman on a beach, in the latest of a string of sex scandals to hit the Catholic Church.
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Belgian bishop confesses to sex abuse, resigns
Belgium's longest serving bishop has resigned, expressing sorrow for having sexually abused a young boy both as a priest and after becoming a bishop in 1984.
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Vatican Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Polish Bishop Amid Sex Party Scandal
A Polish bishop, whose diocese was reportedly the scene of a sex party organised by priests at which Polish media say a male prostitute collapsed after taking erectile dysfunction pills, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
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Pope Accepts US Bishop's Resignation Over "Misconduct" With Minor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop Alexander Salazar over his "misconduct" with a minor, the Vatican said Wednesday.
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Pope Francis Orders Investigation Of US Bishop After Church Leaders Meet
Pope Francis has ordered an investigation of an American bishop accused of sexual misconduct with adults and accepted his resignation, the Vatican and U.S. Church officials said on Thursday.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation Of Three Chilean Bishops: Vatican
Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of three Chilean bishops following sex abuse scandals, including Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, the city at the centre of the uproar, the Vatican said on Monday.
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French Bishop Herve Gaschignard Resigns Over 'Inappropriate Behaviour' At Vatican's Behest
A French bishop resigned on Thursday at the behest of the Vatican over "inappropriate behaviour" towards youths, just weeks after complaints came to the attention of his diocese.
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignations of 2 US Bishops Over Sex Abuse Cover-Up
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately to allegations of sex abuse against a priest in the diocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, the Vatican announced today.
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Pope Accepts Resignation of British Bishop Who Quit After Affair
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a British bishop who stood down after admitting to an affair with a married parishioner, the Vatican said on Monday.
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German 'luxury bishop' says meeting with Pope heartening
A German bishop under pressure to resign for spending around 31 million euros on a luxurious residence said he had been heartened by a private audience with Pope Francis in Rome on Monday.
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Pope Benedict's sudden resignation sends shockwaves through Church
Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down; the first pope to do so in 700 years, saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to carry on.
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Chilean bishop suspected of sex abuse resigns: Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Chilean bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez, who is suspected of sexually abusing children, the Vatican said in a statement.
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Pope accepts Argentine bishop's resignation over sex scandal
The Vatican accepted the resignation on Tuesday of an Argentine bishop who was caught cavorting with a woman on a beach, in the latest of a string of sex scandals to hit the Catholic Church.
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Belgian bishop confesses to sex abuse, resigns
Belgium's longest serving bishop has resigned, expressing sorrow for having sexually abused a young boy both as a priest and after becoming a bishop in 1984.
