Resign, Abuser

by tristero

Don’t offer to. Just do it.

A leading conservative Roman Catholic bishop in Germany has written to Pope Benedict XVI offering to resign amid persistent allegations of physical abuse and financial misconduct, the Augsburg Diocese said Thursday…

[Bishop Walter Mixa] has been accused of hitting children while a priest decades ago. He initially denied ever using violence against youngsters, but later acknowledged he may have slapped children.

Although the case does not involve any allegations of sexual abuse, Mixa has been a key member of Germany’s Bishops Conference for more than a decade and his initial denial of physical violence fueled frustration among German Catholics that the church appeared to be unwilling to come clean on the issue of abuse.

Adding to Mixa’s troubles, a special investigator has found financial irregularities at a children’s home under his responsibility around the same time as the allegations of abuse.

And may he be only the first.

UPDATE: Here’s another one who should resign. And yes, the Paulus Institute, whatever its numerous faults and stupidities might be (an organization described as “conservative Catholic” sounds like we would, shall we say, disagree about just about fucking everything*), deserves credit for disinviting this creepy creep.

*Just about everything, but not everything. I love the traditional Mass and, because of the insipid music, I think the modern one isn’t as evocative and awe-inspiring. I just wish it hadn’t become a rightwing obsession.