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	Pope Names New Bishop in Germany after Resignation over Scandal Associated Press July 8, 2010 http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=22305 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has named a new bishop for Augsburg, Germany, filling the post vacated when the former bishop resigned amid accusations of physical abuse, sexual harassment and alcoholism. The Vatican announced Thursday that 66-year-old Bishop Konrad Zdarsa was moving from the Goerlitz diocese to Augsburg. Benedict met last week with the outgoing bishop, Walter Mixa. He told him he must take time for silent prayer, treatment and reconciliation if he wants to return to pastoral work. The case had become a major controversy at a time the Catholic church in Germany was being rocked by allegations of clerical sex abuse.
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