Brazilian archbishop resigns after paedophile 'cover up'

 A Brazilian Bishop has resigned after being accused of covering up actions of paedophile priests in his diocese. 

Pope Francis accepted Bishop Aldo di Cillo Pagotto's resignation.

In a statement in Portuguese, Mr Pagotto said he had committed some mistakes while trying to give shamed bishops a second chance. 

Last year he was investigated and barred from appointing priests in his home state of Paraiba. 

Mr Pagotto was accused of letting priests into seminaries in his diocese who were rejected elsewhere for suspected paedophilia. 



SOURCE: BBC news