Paris archbishop resigns over alleged relationship ...with a woman

[Demovictory9]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/paris-archbishop-resigns-over-alleged-relationship/vi-AARoUsB

France's Catholic Church said on Thursday the pope had accepted the resignation of Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit, who asked for forgiveness after reports over a relationship with a woman.


--------------------


PARIS — Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris, who unexpectedly offered to step down last week after admitting to an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012.

Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit said in a statement Thursday that he offered to step down “to preserve the diocese from the division that suspicion and loss of trust are continuing to provoke.”

The Vatican said in a statement that the pope accepted Aupetit’s offer, and named Monsignor Georges Pontier to serve temporarily in his place pending the pontiff’s appointment of a permanent new archbishop.

The resignation comes amid great upheaval in the French Catholic Church. A report in October estimated some 3,000 French priests had committed sexual abuse over the past 70 years. And last year, the pope accepted the resignation of French Roman Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin in connection with the coverup of sexual abuse of dozens of boys by a predatory priest.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/2/22814129/paris-archbishop-resigns

[Skittles]

1. does he get points since it was a woman and not a kid

still, what a bunch of fucking hypocrites - who are they to judge others

[malaise]

3. I give him points for being a sane human being

with human needs - bravo!

[Skittles]

5. he'd have people confessing such a "sin" to him

it's all ridiculous

[malaise]

7. I departed from those lunatics decades ago

Last edited Fri Dec 3, 2021, 05:15 AM - Edit history (1)

My mother was deeply Catholic so I was close enough to the action to see the BS and hypocrisy.
I have no gods period.

[Skittles]

11. every time I see the people all flocked around the pope

it reminds me that people can be made to believe anything

[malaise]

13. Yep

religion is the grift of grifts - power and money in one sweet grab.

[Skittles]

15. I guess it wouldn't bother me so much if I wasn't constantly told I have to "respect" it

am I supposed to respect the religious wacko leanings of our Supreme Court? Fuck that nonsense.

[malaise]

16. Religious wackos are everywhere

I have never understood why people swear on a religious book - same shit here - they should all swear on the Constitution. Seems like a weird conflict of interest to me.

[wnylib]

17. Good point. The Constitution would be

an alternative that all citizens could do. Questionable maybe for witnesses who are not citizens, unless understood to mean that they accept the laws of the land.

Swearing on the Constitution does mean, of course, also swearing to accept the Constitution's guarantee of religious freedom. That would include freedom not to have a religion as well as the freedom to have one.

[Skittles]

18. it always astounds me what offends "religious" folk and what does not

it is crazy

[Demovictory9]

6. yeah, he gets points for that.

[Gaugamela]

2. Apparently the alter boy wasn't good enough for him. Horrors.

I don’t want to offend anyone, but celibacy was always a recipe for disaster.

[malaise]

4. THIS

It's unnatural

[wnylib]

9. Absolutely. Total nonsense and rarely followed

by most clergy. For centuries priests have had secret relationships with each other, with nuns, or with people outside of the clergy. Except some Medieval popes whose affairs and children were not secret at all.

[Ziggysmom]

8. Celibacy of clergy is the Catholic Church's way of hanging onto more $$$

https://latinamericanpost.com/23291-celibacy-and-greediness-this-is-why-catholic-priests-have-no-children

[musclecar6]

10. To me

Celibacy as a requirement to be a priest is bizarre. What normal person would ever sign up for that program ?

[Skittles]

12. pedophiles

yup

[Demovictory9]

14. olden days... head off family asking "when you going to get married".. solution was to be priest