Renounced a key man in the Vatican: he was accused of sexual abuse

(ANSA) – Father Hermann Geissler, head of the office of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, implicated in a charge of badual abusehe asked to "leave his service". The request was addressed to Cardinal Luis Ladaria, who "accepted this request," said the former office of the Holy Office at the Vatican.

Geissler, a 53-year-old Austrian nun, is accused by a former German nun, Doris Wagner, who claims to have been badually badaulted by him during the confession of 27 November 2009, at an event dedicated to women survivors of badual abuse in the clergy.

The Austrian religious emphasize that what Wagner said is not true, but he gave "the resignation to limit the damage already done to his congregation and to his religious community", noting at the same time that he had asked for "the continuation of the cannical process already started" and that "any legal measures should be reserved". Geissler, serving the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for 25 years, is the author of numerous publications in the theological field and a prominent member of the religious community Opus Spiritualis Family, known as "The Work ".

In a brief interview with the National Catholic Reporter on January 21, Wagner said that he had told what had happened to the Congregation, with the help of a canon attorney. "I received an answer saying that Father Geissler had admitted and apologized and that he had been warned, that's all," said the woman.