Pope appoints retired bishop with a checkered past to Vatican council

Bishop once accused of improprieties 

Retired Bishop Walter Mixa of Augsburg, Germany. Photo by Christian Charisius/CNS, Reuters

The B.C. Catholic has a story from Carol Glatz of Catholic News Service about Pope Benedict XVI's appointment of a German bishop with a questionable past: 

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- 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.

Read the full story at The B.C. Catholic website.