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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:33 PM Jan 2012

Catholic bishop resigns, admits he has 2 kids

VATICAN CITY — An assistant bishop of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Los Angeles has resigned because he has a secret family, including two teenage children.

The Vatican said on Wednesday that Pope Benedict had accepted the resignation of Gabino Zavala, an auxiliary bishop of the diocese which has been plagued by sexual scandals.

A brief Vatican announcement did not give the reason for Zavala's resignation, saying only that the pope had accepted it under the norm in canon (Church law) that says a bishop who is ill or otherwise unfit to carry out his duties should resign.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45871047/ns/us_news-life/#.TwSo8X1OFDQ

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Catholic bishop resigns, admits he has 2 kids (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2012 OP
Has nobody in the Catholic hierarchy noticed Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2012 #1
Now, the kids and the mother may well sue the church for paw's misconduct! MADem Jan 2012 #2
Rick Santorum will be half pleased. He didn't use birth control. roguevalley Jan 2012 #3

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,414 posts)
1. Has nobody in the Catholic hierarchy noticed
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:50 PM
Jan 2012

that their "abstinence pledges" just don't seem to work all that well in practice, at least not with human beings and maybe wondered (in the slightest) that maybe they need to look at changing this?

MADem

(135,425 posts)
2. Now, the kids and the mother may well sue the church for paw's misconduct!
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 03:51 PM
Jan 2012

They'll need to live on something, and daddy ain't working anymore!

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