Germany: First Female Lutheran Bishop Quits In Handling of Abuse Complaint

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  • Author(s): By:THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    New York Times, The (NY), July 17, 2010 Foreign Desk Late Edition - Final, p. 5 1pp
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    • Abstract:
      The first woman ever elected as a Lutheran bishop said Friday that she had resigned from her post in northern Germany amid accusations that she failed to thoroughly investigate reports of a sexually abusive pastor. In a statement, Bishop Maria Jepsen, 65, said that questions about her credibility had led her to feel that she was no longer able "to spread the good word, as I vowed to do at my ordination." She was elected bishop of the Lutheran church in northern Germany in 1992, the first woman worldwide to hold the post...