Pope Leo has accepted the resignation of Bishop Rafael Zornoza of Cadiz y Ceuta, Spain, who is under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of a teenage boy in the 1990s, which he denies. Zornoza, 76, is the first Spanish bishop publicly known to face a Vatican probe. The Vatican issued a brief statement confirming the resignation without mentioning the reason.
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Girish Kumar Anshul /
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22 Nov