German Bishop Accused Of Talking $140,000 From Elderly Woman’s Account

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From CNA:

Cologne Cathedral. Credit: namportwawak via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).A German bishop has been relieved of all his diocesan responsibilities after being charged by prosecutors with taking more than $140,000 from an elderly woman’s account.

Bishop Johannes Bündgens “left all offices” in the Diocese of Aachen following charges by state authorities in Cologne. On Thursday, the diocese, where Bündgens has served as auxiliary bishop since his consecration in 2006, announced that prosecutors had filed charges in the district court of Kerpen on December 2.