Pedophilia in the Church: The Archbishop of Lyon presents his resignation to Pope Francis – 18/03/2019

The Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 68, resigned Monday at a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican, as he had done on the 7th of this month when a French court sentenced him to six months of jail, not having brought a pedophile priest to justiceFather Bernard Preynat.

François received the resignation of the Primate of Gaul, historical title which makes the archbishop of Lyon in one of the most important Cardinals of France, "the favorite girl of the Church".

But, from what we knew from responsible sources, the pope did not immediately announce a decisionbut will communicate what you decide by calling the Archbishop of Lyon by telephone.

Father Bernard Preynat is the most famous French pedophile in series, predator of dozens of Boyscouts in the eighties and nineties. Victims and their relatives are organized in badociations that have denounced the activities of the pedophile priest.

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Barbarin, 68, was not yet in Lyon at the time of Preynat's crimes. He learned about his activities and called him the priest confessed his crimesbut he proclaimed himself repentant and swore that he would not do it anymore. Of course He did not comply

Given the gravity of the charges, Cardinal Barbarin consulted the Vatican. The Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, former Holy Office and former Holy Inquisition, Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Spanish, responded to him to investigate the badual abuse activities but avoiding "the public scandal".

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The French court which sentenced Barbarin asked for the extradition of Cardinal Ladaria in order to conceal it, but the Vatican has taken refuge under diplomatic immunity.

The case raises high expectations for the sectarian climate in the Church because of one of the biggest scandals in its history, badual abuse by children and minors in the religious world, prevalent in many many countries of the world.

"I did what Rome asked me"Cardinal Barbarin declared at the beginning of the trial in the French courts, proclaiming his innocence.

Vatican correspondent