Polish archbishop, Andrzej Dziega on Saturday resigned over alleged sexual abuse of minors.
Pope Francis said accepted the resignation of the archbishop accused of covering up the sexual abuse of minors, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
According to the AFP, Andrzej Dziega, the 71-year-old archbishop of Szczecin, in northwest Poland, will “take his retirement”, said the statement from the apostolic nuncio or diplomatic envoy representing the Holy See.
Polish media have lng reported allegations of negligence and cover ups for paedophiles in the Catholic Church.
The Gazeta Wyborcza website said the results of two internal ecclesiastic court trials had already been sent to Rome, marking a new stage in the paedophile cases that have rocked Poland.
Francis has made combatting sexual assault in the Church one of the main missions of his papacy, and insisted on a “zero tolerance” policy following multiple wide-reaching scandals.
