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French cardinal reveals future plans after ‘ordeal’ of abuse trial
- Jul 1, 2020
Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who retired from the Archdiocese of Lyon, has left his see to serve as a convent chaplain and envoy for the pope.
Pope lets French cardinal embroiled in abuse cover-up resign
- Mar 6, 2020
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of a French cardinal who was convicted and then acquitted of covering up for a pedophile priest in a case that fueled a reckoning over clergy sexual abuse in France.
Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse cover-up
- Jan 30, 2020
A French appeals court on Thursday acquitted a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock.
French trial exposes how Church covered for predator priest
- Jan 20, 2020
One of the first people to notice Bernard Preynat’s unhealthy obsession for young boys was the supervisor at the seminary where, still a teen, the future priest started training for his career in the Church.
French court considers cardinal’s appeal in sex abuse case
- Nov 28, 2019
A French cardinal said Thursday he did not understand why he was found guilty of covering up sexual abuse of children, as an appeals court hearing began that will decide whether to uphold his conviction.
Director: Victims call new film on abuse ‘the French “Spotlight”‘
- Oct 13, 2019
Anybody who sees “By the Grace of God,” a new French-language film that details a true-to-life French clerical sex abuse scandal, may be struck by similarities to the U.S. drama “Spotlight,” which dealt with the abuse scandal that erupted in Boston in 2002.
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