Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop of Bruges

(23 Apr 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI today accepted the resignation of the bishop of Bruges, Belgium, Roger Vangheluwe, after the bishop admitted to abusing a young boy.


The Bishop issued a statement in which he acknowledges his guilt, saying the abuse began when he was a priest and continued for a certain time after he had been ordained bishop.


Vangheluwe was named bishop of Bruges in December of 1984, receiving ordination to the episcopate in February, 1985.