Blog: Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles bishop accused of misconduct – Los Angeles Times

The resignation comes during a year in which the clerical abuse scandal has exploded anew in the U.S. and elsewhere. In July, Francis removed McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington, as a cardinal after a U.S. church investigation determined that an allegation he groped a minor in the 1970s was credible. Subsequently, several adult seminarians have said he pressured them to sleep with him.