The Catholic bishop of Buffalo, N.Y., has resigned following accusations he covered up clergy sex abuse of children. In keeping with its standard practice, the Vatican didn’t give a reason when it announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis had accepted Bishop Richard Malone’s resignation. But the office of the Vatican’s envoy to the U.S., Archbishop Christophe Pierre, said in a statement that the bishop had asked the pope last month “to grant him an early retirement” following a church investigation of the charges against him.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 04, 2019 11:29 UTC