CALIFORNIA
NPR
by Bill Chappell
A Catholic bishop in California has resigned his post after revealing in December that he has two children.
“The Vatican announced the bishop’s resignation Jan. 4 in a one-line statement that cited church law on resignation for illness or other serious reasons,” reports the Catholic News Service from Vatican City.
Pope Benedict reportedly accepted the resignation of Gabino Zavala, an auxiliary bishop for the San Gabriel Pastoral Region, in December.
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