French bishop resigns over 'inappropriate behaviour' with youths: Church
Pope Francis accepted Gaschignard's resignation
Herve Gaschignard, 57, bishop of the diocese of Dax, tendered his resignation at the suggestion of the Vatican's envoy to France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, the church said in a statement.
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A separate statement from the Dax diocese said the resignation was over the bishop's behaviour with young people.
Pope Francis accepted Gaschignard's resignation, the church statement said.
A spokesperson for the diocese, Paul Perromat, said the resignation followed "possibly inappropriate comments and behaviour" by the bishop but that "it is in no case a question of sexual aggression or acts."
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