Scandal-hit bishop steps down

A senior Catholic Bishop has asked his congregation to pray for victims of clerical sex abuse as he stepped down to help a state inquiry probing allegations against some of his priests.

Scandal-hit bishop steps down

A senior Catholic Bishop has asked his congregation to pray for victims of clerical sex abuse as he stepped down to help a state inquiry probing allegations against some of his priests.

Scandal-hit Bishop of Cloyne John Magee, a former Vatican aide, will keep his title but has relinquished the day-to-day running of his parishes across rural Cork.

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