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	Pope Accepts Resignation of Belgian Bishop for Abuse By Alexei Barrionuevo and Laurie Goodstein Herald Tribune April 23, 2010 http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE63M1QX20100423 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict accepted the resignation Friday of a Belgian bishop who admitted to sexual abuse in a statement issued by the Vatican. "When I was still a simple priest and for a while when I began as a bishop, I sexually abused a young man in my close entourage," said the bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, in the statement, adding that he asked for forgiveness.
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