Convicted French cardinal says pope has refused his resignation

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Source: The Guardian and agencies

Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted this month of failing to report sexual abuse allegations, said on Tuesday that Pope Francis had turned down his offer to resign.

“On Monday morning, I put forward my resignation to the hands of the Holy Father. Invoking the presumption of innocence, he declined to accept this resignation,” said Barbarin, the archbishop of Lyon, in a statement.

Barbarin is appealing against the verdict that he failed to report abuse claims.

In a statement on Tuesday, the Vatican’s spokesman, Alessandro Gisotti, said the Vatican remained close to sexual abuse victims and the French faithful “who are living in a particularly painful moment”.

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Agencies
Tue 19 Mar 2019 15.01 GMT First published on Tue 19 Mar 2019 14.01 GMT


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/19/cardinal-philippe-barbarin-says-pope-has-refused-his-resignation

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