PARIS (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit's resignation, the French Bishops' Conference said in a statement on Thursday.
Last week, Aupetit had sent a letter to the pope offering to resign following French media reports about a relationship with a woman.
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