Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop for negligence in dealing with circumstances of sexual abuse dedicated by some clergy in opposition to minors, his representatives within the nation mentioned.
Andrzej Dziuba, a bishop in Lowicz, had not knowledgeable legislation enforcement authorities in regards to the case of a priest from his diocese who abused a 14-year-old boy, in accordance with native media reviews, which mentioned Dziuba is dealing with fees in Poland.
“Difficulties within the administration of the diocese have been recognized, specifically negligence in dealing with sexual abuse circumstances dedicated by some clergy in opposition to minors,” the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland mentioned in an announcement on Saturday. Dziuba had been requested to resign by the Holy See, it added.
The Lowicz diocese mentioned on its web site that Dziuba was retiring, citing the Pope’s determination to just accept his resignation with out additional elaboration. Dziuba didn’t instantly remark.
His departure comes lower than a month after the pope accepted the resignation of a Polish archbishop accused in a 2021 documentary of turning a blind eye to baby abuse.
One in every of Europe’s most devoutly Catholic international locations, Poland has seen a string of kid abuse scandals, with the church saying two years in the past that between July 1, 2018, and December 31, 2020, it obtained 368 reviews relating to abuse of minors.
In response to 2021 census knowledge, 71 per cent of the inhabitants take into account themselves Catholic.
