Richard Malone had faced scrutiny for allegedly mishandling sexual abuse claims against the priests in his diocese. He announced Wednesday that the pope had accepted his request to "retire early."

According to numerous sources, Bishop Richard Malone will resign Wednesday and a temporary administrator has already been selected.

People abused as children will be able to file criminal suits against their abusers no matter how much time has passed.

The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.

The state Senate held a daylong hearing on bills to overhaul the statute of limitations for certain abuse cases. They’ve repeatedly stalled before, and it’s unclear if anything has changed.

The Diocese of Rochester, which faces approximately four dozen lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection Thursday morning.

The diocese claims to have between 200 and 999 creditors, and estimates its assets to be between $50 million and $100 million, with liabilities in excess of $100 million.

"The fact that his own kind of kitchen cabinet of support, a kitchen cabinet of reforms, has turned on him and said you must leave, this could be the tipping point."

The two men want to propose an alternative to the anger and bitterness the scandal has wrought.

A panel of lay Catholics formed last year to address concerns about the Diocese of Buffalo's child sex abuse scandal has asked Bishop Richard Malone to resign.