On Thursday the Catholic Church in Augsburg confirmed their
bishop, Walter Mixa had sent a letter of resignation to the pope. Mixa
has been accused of violence against children and there are
investigations into financial irregularities. News of his resignation
has been welcomed by almost everyone, even the Church itself.
Walter Mixa, the Bishop of Augsburg, Germany has tendered his resignation, his office confirmed on Thursday. In his request to the pope, the 68-year-old said he would be resigning both from his bishopric in Augsburg and as the Bishop of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. The ongoing public discussion about his character over the past few weeks had weighed heavily upon priests and the faithful in his bishopric, his letter said. The Augsburger Allgemeine and the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspapers reported Thursday that the letter had been sent the previous evening.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/catholic-abuse-scandal-bishop-resigns-amid-claims-of-violence-and-financial-irregularities-a-690570.html
Walter Mixa, the Bishop of Augsburg, Germany has tendered his resignation, his office confirmed on Thursday. In his request to the pope, the 68-year-old said he would be resigning both from his bishopric in Augsburg and as the Bishop of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces. The ongoing public discussion about his character over the past few weeks had weighed heavily upon priests and the faithful in his bishopric, his letter said. The Augsburger Allgemeine and the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspapers reported Thursday that the letter had been sent the previous evening.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/catholic-abuse-scandal-bishop-resigns-amid-claims-of-violence-and-financial-irregularities-a-690570.html