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French Bishops Ask that Paedophile Priest Not Be Promoted

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French bishops have asked the Archbishop of Toulouse to reverse his decision to promote a priest convicted of raping a minor in 2006, saying it will reopen old wounds and deter worshippers.

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The decision of the archveque de Toulouse to promote this priest shocked the faithful. The Conference of the Eveques, a rare thing, desolidates.

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The French episcopate asked the Archbishop of Toulouse to reconsider his decision to promote to the position of chancellor a religious condemned in 2006 for the rape of a 16-year-old high school student.

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The presidency of the Conference of Bishops of France affirmed, Sunday, August 10, that it had engaged in a "constructive dialogue" with Bishop Guy de Kerimel, Archbishop of Toulouse, in order to invite him to "reconsider the decision" to appoint Dominique Spina as a diocesan chancellor, according to a statement relayed by TF1 Info. The latter was condemned for rape on a minor in 2006, the bishops therefore considered that "such an appointment t…

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The archbishop of Toulouse appointed a priest to the position of chancellor who was sentenced in 2006 to five years in prison for the rape of a 16-year-old high school student.

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Last June, the Archbishop of Toulouse, Guy de Kerimel, appointed the priest Dominique Spina, convicted of rape of a minor in 2006, to an "administrative" position, explaining that he had "taken the side of mercy."

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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