Top Church Dignitaries Step Down in Wake of Financial Scandal

Ljubljana, 31 July - Two leading dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia have resigned in the wake of the collapse of a Church-operated financial holding, in what is the latest fallout of the scandal that has been rocking the Church for months.

Ljubljana Ljubljana Archbishop Anton Stres (second from left) and Maribor Archbishop Marjan Turnšek (right) give a statement for the press as they resign upon the request of Pope Francis. Also present was Apostolic Nuncio Juliusz Janusz (second from right). Photo: STA

Ljubljana
Ljubljana Archbishop Anton Stres (second from left) and Maribor Archbishop Marjan Turnšek (right) give a statement for the press as they resign upon the request of Pope Francis. Also present was Apostolic Nuncio Juliusz Janusz (second from right).
Photo: STA

Ljubljana Apostolic Nuncio Juliusz Janusz (second from right) gives a statement for the press as Ljubljana Archbishop Anton Stres (second from left) and Maribor Archbishop Marjan Turnšek (right) resign upon the request of Pope Francis. Photo: STA

Ljubljana
Apostolic Nuncio Juliusz Janusz (second from right) gives a statement for the press as Ljubljana Archbishop Anton Stres (second from left) and Maribor Archbishop Marjan Turnšek (right) resign upon the request of Pope Francis.
Photo: STA

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