Pope Francis accepts German archbishop’s 2nd resignation request

Archbishop Ludwig Schick said the pope initially asked him to remain in office after he requested to resign in April.

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of a 73-year-old German archbishop.

Archbishop Ludwig Schick told Catholics in his Archdiocese of Bamberg in a Nov. 1 letter that the pope initially asked him to remain in office after he first requested to resign in April, two years before the typical retirement age of 75.

Schic…