"El PAPA" accepts resignation of Irish bishop implicated in a case of abuse

William Lee admitted he acted "inadequate " to the sexual abuse allegations against one of his priests

Francis Pope has accepted the resignation Tuesday of sick Irish bishop William Lee of the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore , who in 2010 admitted to have acted in an " inappropriate" to the sexual abuse allegations against one of his priests in the early 1990 and apologized for it.

However, the resignation was due to health reasons , says the prelate in a statement posted on the website of the diocese in which he states that in July 2011 he was diagnosed with a "serious illness" that has affected his ministry and the doctors have advised him to retire.

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According to the statement from the Vatican Press Office , Francis Pope accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Irish bishop under canon 401.2 of the Code of Canon Law which " urges the diocesan bishop to submit the resignation from office because of illness or other grave cause become unsuited to discharge capacity . "