VATICAN CITY
The Sun Daily
Posted on 3 October 2013
VATICAN CITY (Oct 3, 2013): Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of bishop William Lee whom the Catholic Church in Ireland said was stepping down for health reasons.
The Holy See said Lee was relieved of his functions under paragraph 2 of article 401 of the Code of Canon Law, which covers resignations on health grounds as well as offences linked to the handling of child abuse cases and corruption.
In a story on October 1, AFP erroneously linked Lee’s resignation to his handling of a complaint of child sex abuse made against a priest dating back to 1993.
Sources close to the Vatican said Lee is suffering from cancer.
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