Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of child abuse
POPE Benedict yesterday accepted the resignation of a leading bishop from his German homeland who is accused of abusing children and possible financial misconduct at a children's home.
Augsburg Bishop Walter Mixa, an outspoken conservative voice in the German church and a military chaplain for Germany, has admitted slapping children decades ago when he was a priest. He offered to step down two weeks ago.
But the pressure on him to step down increased on Friday, when German officials said prosecutors were investigating him over what a Augsburg area paper said was an alleged case of sexual abuse.
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