The pope has accepted the resignation of a Brazilian bishop being investigated for concealing abuses

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Brazilian Bishop of Limeira, Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira, said Friday the Holy See in a statement. The prelate is currently under investigation in his country. concealment of badual abuse and extortion, according to the Brazilian press.

Supposedly Dias de Oliveira was protecting a priest accused of abuse. The bishop also confessed to the police in April that he had received a "donation" of a parish for personal use, alleging that he had financial problems.

In his resignation letter, published on the website of the diocese, Bishop Vilson Dias de Oliveira quotes "the attacks against our church in Limeira, against me and other parishes. "He asks to ask for his resignation"for the good of the diocese, so that the pastoral can follow its course ".

The prelate was replaced at that time by an Apostolic Administrator, Bishop Orlando Brandes, Archbishop of Aparecida, announced the Holy See.

Before the series of scandals for badual abuse that undermined the image of the Catholic Church, the Pope organized in February a world summit of bishops on the subject and promised concrete actions.