Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt Resigns After Charges Over Abuse Scandal

Photo by Paul Haring, courtesy of Catholic News Service / RNS
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis, center. Photo by Paul Haring, courtesy of Catholic News Service / RNS

The Vatican on June 15 launched a major housecleaning of the scandal-plagued Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, accepting the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt along with that of a top Nienstedt aide, Auxiliary Bishop Lee Piche.

The moves come a little over a week after authorities charged the archdiocese for failing to protect children from an abusive priest and days after Pope Francis unveiled the first-ever system for disciplining bishops who do not act against predator clerics.

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