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March 22, 2012

Pope names bishop once accused of improprieties to Vatican council

Retired Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg, Germany, who had been accused of financial irregularities and hitting children, was named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry March 21. He is pictured in a 2009 photo.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has appointed a German bishop who had been accused of financial irregularities and hitting children to the Vatican's health care council.

Retired Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg was named a member of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Ministry March 21.

Published in International