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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
Pope Leo XIV accepted Bishop Rafael Zornoza's resignation amid allegations of sexual abuse from the 1990s, marking the first known removal of a bishop accused under the new pontiff.
- Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cádiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza, 76, the Vatican in Rome announced on Nov. 22 in a one-line statement marking the first known removal of a bishop accused of abuse.
- After El País reported earlier this month that Zornoza, 76, was under investigation, the diocese said he was cooperating and suspended his agenda, with his resignation accepted this month.
- A former seminarian alleges that Zornoza fondled him and slept with him from ages 14 to 21, with reports tying the abuse to the 1990s at the Getafe seminary; the Vatican ordered an investigation.
- Pope Leo appointed Ramon Dario Valdivia Gimenez as Bishop of Cádiz and Ceuta Saturday while the Spanish Episcopal Conference urged `respect for the presumption of innocence' and the Diocese of Cádiz denied the accusations but confirmed the Rota tribunal probe.
- This development comes as Spain's church reckons with abuse, with Spain's 2023 ombudsman probe suggesting victims could number in the hundreds of thousands and compensation resolving 58 of 101 complaints this year.
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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s.
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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s.
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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignation of Spanish bishop accused of abuse in first known case for pontiff
Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop who is under church investigation for allegedly sexually abusing a young seminarian in the 1990s.
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