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Vatican City.- Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of two other Chilean bishops who now have five, thus giving continuity to the sanctions of the hierarchy of the Chilean Church accused of having concealed or ignored the sexual abuse of children.
The Holy See announced in a statement the resignation of bishop of Rancagua, Alejandro "N", 78, as well as the bishop of Talca, Horacio del Carmen "N", from 64.
"to the painful circumstance that the Church lives, they give a bitter taste at this time," Alejandro said, at a press conference.
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Pope Francis recently accepted the resignation of three Chilean bishops, the controversial Juan "N", whom he had defended during his trip to Chile in January, and two bishops over 75 years old. reached the age of retirement.
Juan is accused of concealing the repeated sexual abuse of an influential priest, condemned in 2011 by the Vatican to a "life of prayer and penance" after local justice had declared accusations sexual abuse
In April, the Pope received three victims of Karadima to whom he apologized.
Bishop Alejandro "N" resigned three years ago because of his advanced age, but the Pope did not accept it. His departure comes amidst a sexual scandal in the diocese of Rancagua (120 km south of Santiago) after the suspension of 14 priests from his region.
These priests were denounced for alleged sexual crimes consummated in a network called "La familia" for at least a decade, which was reported by a parishioner to a local chain. The prosecutor's office in Rancagua is investigating the facts.
"With the same force as yesterday we dropped the clamor of the victims of the dictatorship (Pinochet) on their dignity, today we must be a Samaritan church with those who have been victims of the abuse of clerical power, "he said. .
The former bishop of Talca (255 km south of Santiago), Horacio "N", was one of the followers of the influential religious recognized as a trainer of bishops .
Karadima was suspended for life in 2011 by the Vatican for the sexual abuse of minors that he committed in the parish of the exclusive neighborhood of El Bosque in Santiago, between 1980 and 1990.
Valenzuela reported by the victims of Karadima as one of the religious who would have ignored or concealed the abuses committed by Karadima as well as Juan former Bishop of the city of Osorno.
Bishop Fernando Ramos, appointed apostolic administrator to replace Alejandro in Rancagua, said in a statement issued by the Chilean Church: "There is currently a complicated situation in Rancagua and that is why I am at service to continue to help resolve these situations. "
For his part, Bishop Galo Fernández, appointed apostolic administrator to replace Horacio "N", also stated in a statement issued by the Chilean Church that "we have made our posts available to the Pope to so that the Church can recover the confidences and resume her path of service of the Gospel. "
Two victims of Karadima's sexual abuse also reacted through social networks.
"Slowly but surely … Two bad corrupt bishops and less responsible of good people." ", said Juan Carlos, a journalist and victim of Karadima, in a message on his Twitter account.
He also told Cooperativa radio in a telephone call from the United States, that" Horacio is a extremely proud man, who covers the abuses of Karadima and others in his own diocese. "
