BUFFALO (NY)
WKBW TV
Dec 2, 2019
By Charlie Specht
A prominent Catholic journalist is reporting that Bishop Richard J. Malone will resign on Wednesday, capping nearly 22 months of scandals and tumult in the Diocese of Buffalo centered on the bishop’s handling of sexual abuse.
Catholic journalist Rocco Palmo — who runs the influential news site “Whispers in the Loggia” — is also reporting that Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany will be named by the Holy See as temporary administrator of the diocese until a permanent bishop is selected by Pope Francis.
7 Eyewitness News received confirmation from an independent source that Malone would step down on Wednesday, to be replaced by Scharfenberger, but was unable to corroborate the information with multiple sources.
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