An Irish Bishop, William Lee, has voluntarily tendered his letter of resignation from pastoral assignment due to his admittance to a claim that he sheltered a priest accused of child abuse and his resignation has been accepted by Pope Francis, CEOAFRICA.com gathered.

Lee, who was the bishop of Waterford and Lismore, was relieved of his functions in accordance with article 401 of the Code of Canon Law, which covers serious offenses.

The Clergy admitted in 2010, that his response to child abuse allegations by some Irish clergy in his diocese around the middle of 1990s had been seriously inadequate.