Former West Virginia bishop apologizes, reimburses diocese cruxnow.com
A former Catholic bishop in West Virginia has issued an apology two years after resigning amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, and the diocese said Thursday that he has repaid $441,000.
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston on Thursday released a letter from former Bishop Michael Bransfield on its website.
“I am writing to apologize for any scandal or wonderment caused by words or actions attributed to me during my tenure,” Bransfield wrote in the letter, dated Aug. 15…
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