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Vatican sanctions Belgian bishop who abused nephew
by admin on Apr.12, 2011, under Uncategorized
The Vatican has sanctioned a Belgian bishop who resigned last year after admitting he had sexually abused his nephew to no longer act as a priest in public and warned that he may risk further church sanctions.
Belga archives, AFP/Getty Images
A December 1984 photo of Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. He tendered his resignation amid speculation of phedophilia.
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Belga archives, AFP/Getty Images
A December 1984 photo of Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. He tendered his resignation amid speculation of phedophilia.
The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe after Belgian bishops reported over the weekend that he had merely been sent outside Belgium for spiritual and psychological counseling, a seemingly cushy punishment given the seriousness of the crime.
The decision was the first known application of the Vatican
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