Pope Francis on Wednesday
accepted the resignation of the bishop of Carpi near Modena,
Msgr Francesco Cavina.
Francis appointed Msgr Erio Castellucci, metropolitan bishop
of Modena-Nonantola, to run the diocese.
Cavina said his seven years in Carpi had been "marked by
continuous attempts at delegitimisation as well as, more
recently, telephone intercepts following complaints of supposed
crimes".
He said "I have always respected Justice and its operators
and I will always respect them.
He said "having obtained the complete shelving of my
position, the media pillorying to which I was subjected did not
stop".
Cavina's name had appeared in reports of public-contract
probes in the northern city but he was never placed under
investigation.
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