Pope Calls for Resignation of Minnesota Bishop
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ROME (AP) Pope Francis asked a bishop in the U.S. state of Minnesota to resign after he was investigated by the Vatican for allegedly interfering with past investigations into clergy sexual abuse, officials said Tuesday.
The Vatican said Francis accepted the resignation of Crookston Bishop Michael Hoeppner on Tuesday and named a temporary replacement to run the diocese. Hoeppner is 71, four years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston said in a statement that the pontiff asked Hoeppner to resign following the Vatican probe, which it said arose from reports that the bishop had at times failed to observe applicable norms when presented with allegations of sexual abuse involving clergy.
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Mainer Hits Man With Ax Then Runs Him Over With Car
According to WGME 13, a Livermore Falls man is in jail following an altercation Friday night which saw him hitting a man from Jay with an ax before running him over with a car.
45-year-old Kirk Smith of Livermore Falls was arrested on charges of Class B Aggravated Assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and Class C charges of aggravated driving to endanger.
Richard Caton IV, the Chief of Police, says that Smith hit the Jay man with an ax before then attempting to flee the scene. When he attempted to flee the scene in his vehicle he ended up striking the victims leg with the car.
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