Austria sex row bishop 'resigns'
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A  bishop is to step down over a porn scandal at a  seminary in his diocese, Austrian media report.
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The resignation of the pastor, the Rev. Paul Barnes, came after the pastor was confronted by another minister in his church, The Denver Post reported.
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China's state-controlled Catholic Church has ordained  a new bishop in a move set to anger the Vatican.
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One of the most prominent critics of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe resigns as an archbishop.
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Two priests from the Republic of Ireland convicted of child sex abuse are dismissed by the Pope.
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Glasgow - Scotland manager Berti Vogts has resigned because of &quot;disgraceful abuse&quot; including being spat upon, he said in a Scottish Football Association statement on Monday.
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who has caused outrage on the left with his conservative Roman Catholic views on homosexuality and marriage. &quot;We expect a reshuffle of the Commission.
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Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who headed Poland's powerful Roman Catholic Church through the dark days of martial law and the country's later jump to free-market democracy, stepped down Wednesday after more than 25 years as archbishop of Warsaw.
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Estonian defence minister Margus Hanson resigns after admitting confidential documents were stolen from his home.
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The state attorney general announced his resignation Friday, days after acknowledging an extramarital affair with a former employee who accused him of sexual harassment and professional misconduct.
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An influential Roman Catholic lay organization expressed relief Thursday at the resignation of a bishop who oversaw a seminary where authorities found child pornography, calling it an "important first step" in rebuilding trust in Austria's scandalized church.
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WARSAW -- Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who headed Poland's powerful Roman Catholic Church through the dark days of martial law and the country's later jump to free-market democracy, stepped down as archbishop of Warsaw yesterday after more than 25 years.
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Czech government office chief Pavel Pribyl resigns after a protest over his record as a senior police officer.
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Pope Benedict XVI begins a three-day pilgrimage to Austria on Friday with a solemn tribute to Jewish Holocaust victims, and an appeal to diplomats serving with the U.N. nuclear agency and other international organizations.Ahead of his visit, Benedict's seventh foreign trip in two years as pope, the German-born pontiff spoke of his affection for Austria, a mostly Catholic country 'which has been near to me since my childhood.'But the pope, who visited and vacationed here often as a cardinal, faced a challenge: Many Austrian believers, disgusted by clergy sex scandals and deeply resentful of a government-imposed church tax, have grown cold _ and tens of thousands have left the church altogether. Read more
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Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek says he will resign after admitting being featured in a sex video.
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Austrian Interior Minister Ernst Strasser, who had repeatedly faced flak over Austria's controversial asylum policy, resigned on Friday and said he would return to the private sector.
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Finnish Evangelical Lutheran bishop Ilkka Kantola tendered his resignation on Tuesday after allegations that he had cheated on his wife for years with a woman pastor, who is also married to a preacher, were ...