Father Vignon: the sanctioned whistleblower



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Mbad this Friday, November 2 morning in the church of St. Martin-en-Vercors (Drôme) has a bitter taste for the priest Pierre Vignon. His hierarchy, the diocese of Lyon (Rhone), removed him from his duties as canon judge, which he had exercised for more than fifteen years. Officially the priest is not sanctioned, but his mandate is not renewed. The Church does not come out of it, judge Pierre Vignon. "We do not need to show a fraction of bishops that slows down, we just need energetic men who make decisions to finally get out of this story"he explains.

His fault: having launched last August a petition demanding the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin. The Archbishop of Lyon is accused of not having denounced to justice Father Preynat, suspected of badual abuse on dozens of young Scouts in the 1980s. The appeal of Father Vignon has collected more than 100,000 signatures . This weekend opens in Lourdes, meetings with victims of pedophile priests.

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