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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Colombian bishop named in book on sexual abuse

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BOGOTA, Colombia — Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was named in a book about members of the Colombian clergy who allegedly committed sexual abuse.

The Vatican said in its daily news bulletin that the pope has approved the resignation of Bishop Óscar Augusto Múnera from the Apostolic Vicariate of Tierra Adentro in southwestern Colombia. The Vatican’s brief statement did not explain why the bishop had resigned.

Múnera was accused of abusing a young man in a book published last year by investigative journalists Juan Pablo Barrientos and Miguel Estupiñán, which also lists more than 500 members of Colombia’s Roman Catholic clergy who allegedly committed sexual abuse. However, Colombian authorities have not filed charges against Múnera.

In an article published in May on the news site Religion Digital, Estupiñán wrote that Múnera abused a young man in 2005 when he was a priest in the Santa Rosa de Osos parish.

Múnera has not responded to the accusations. The Colombian Bishops’ Conference has not commented on the reasons for Múnera’s resignation.

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