VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an
Italian bishop who welcomed into his diocese priests accused of, and in
some cases convicted of, sexual abuse, homicide and other crimes.
The Vatican didn’t say why Bishop Mario Olivieri resigned two years before the regular retirement age of 75. Usually, the Vatican announces early retirements by saying they were due to a “grave” reason that made the bishop unfit for office. In Olivieri’s case, the Vatican didn’t even provide that information Thursday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/pope-removes-bishop-accused-of-accepting-problem-priests/2016/09/02/4e70c606-7107-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html
The Vatican didn’t say why Bishop Mario Olivieri resigned two years before the regular retirement age of 75. Usually, the Vatican announces early retirements by saying they were due to a “grave” reason that made the bishop unfit for office. In Olivieri’s case, the Vatican didn’t even provide that information Thursday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/pope-removes-bishop-accused-of-accepting-problem-priests/2016/09/02/4e70c606-7107-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html