The pope received the cardinal sentenced to prison

| March 19, 2019 – 00:00

The pontiff must accept or reject the resignation of Barbarin.

Pope Francis received on Monday in the Vatican Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the highest authority of the French Church, who submitted his resignation after being convicted for silencing cases of pedophilia.

The meeting was held in a very discreet climate, as confirmed by the Vatican, which did not give more details about the meeting.

The pope must decide whether or not to accept the resignation, as provided by the rules, and he may take all the time that he deems necessary.

This is a very delicate case for Francisco, who has in his hands the future of one of the highest leaders of the Catholic Church, who announced that he would appeal the sentence that sentenced him to six months of prison, so that he does not show up to enter prison.