Vatican sanctions Belgian bishop who abused nephew

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A December 1984 photo of Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. He tendered his resignation amid speculation of phedophilia.

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A December 1984 photo of Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. He tendered his resignation amid speculation of phedophilia.

The Vatican on Tuesday clarified the punishment against the former Bruges Bishop Roger Vangheluwe after Belgian bishops reported over the weekend that he had merely been sent outside Belgium for spiritual and psychological counseling, a seemingly cushy punishment given the seriousness of the crime.

The decision was the first known application of the Vatican

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