NEW JERSEY/MINNESOTA
NJ.com
By Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on June 15, 2015
In the midst of a sex abuse scandal in Minnesota, an archbishop and another top bishop have resigned and the pope has appointed a New Jersey Catholic official the interim head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to reports.
Archbishop John Nienstedt said in a statement he is leaving the archdiocese “with a clear conscience.”
Although not charged individually, Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piché announced Monday the pope had accepted their resignations, according to The Washington Post.
“In order to give the Archdiocese a new beginning amidst the many challenges we face, I have submitted my resignation as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and I have just received word that he has accepted it,” Nienstedt said.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.