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Belgian former bishop who sexually abused nephews removed from priesthood, years after confessing
By Christopher Lamb, CNN Luxembourg (CNN) — A Belgian former bishop who admitted sexually abusing two of his nephews has been removed from the priesthood by Pope Frances, more than a decade after the case first came to light. The Vatican said Thursday that Bishop Roger Vangheluwe, 87, had been “dismissed from the clerical state” after “serious new elements” in the case emerged. Bishop Vangheluwe resigned as bishop of Bruges in 2010 after admitting he had abused one nephew over the course of a number of years. He later admitted to abusing a second nephew but was not prosecuted due to Belgium’s statute of limitations. The country’s bishops have repeatedly called for the Vatican to e

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