Reuters: Pope Accepts Resignation Of Third Irish Bishop
Tags: Catholic Church, Child abuse, Child sexual abuse, James Moriarty, Pope Benedict, Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict has
accepted the resignation of Bishop James Moriarty, the Vatican said on
Thursday, bringing to three the number of Irish bishops who have stepped
down due to the sexual abuse crisis.
Moriarty tendered his resignation in December, after an official report named him among Church leaders in the Dublin archdiocese who had covered up cases of child sex abuse by priests for 30 years.
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Moriarty tendered his resignation in December, after an official report named him among Church leaders in the Dublin archdiocese who had covered up cases of child sex abuse by priests for 30 years.
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