Sexual abuse: Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Chile

By an official declaration. Pope Francisco announced the acceptance of the resignation of the chief archbishop of Chile, after the justice of that country had confirmed his presumed responsibility. an accomplice in cases of child abuse, after the stories of several affected youths were known.

Ricardo Ezzati, 77 years oldHe had resigned two years ago, but the pontiff had postponed his decision. Given this situation, the same thing was approved and Bishop Celestino Aós Braco was appointed Administrative Manager of the Archdiocese of Santiago, which remains a "vacant seat", while a new Archbishop becomes official.

"The Vatican and the Pope they follow the news of Chile with concern and interestbut such an appointment is not decided pending a known dismissal in the middle of the morning. It was ongoing in recent days, "said Jaime Coiro, spokesperson for the Episcopal Conference of Chile at EFE Agency.

Prosecutor Andrea Rocha, in charge of the case, said that there was an ongoing procedure and that he "will continue his investigations over the entire period during which Mr. Ezzati was Archbishop of Santiago ". He also pointed out that for the moment they are angry more than 150 members of the Catholic Church.

At the present time, 255 complaints have been lodged in the trans-Andean country, and even some of the young victims of violence have decided to reveal their stories after several years. "They forced us to get naked in the pool to touch us", counted one of them at the beginning of the investigations.