French Archbishop Rescinds Appointment of Priest Convicted of Rape, Asks for Forgiveness

French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape, asks for forgiveness

Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Toulouse ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 18, 2025 / 15:34 pm (CNA). Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France, has reversed his decision to appoint a priest convict... [...]

French Archbishop Rescinds Appointment of Priest Convicted of Rape, Asks for Forgiveness

Accepting the request of the French bishops, Archbishop De Kirimel appointed Father Léopold Biyoki as the new chancellor of the Archdiocese of Toulouse, effec...

French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape

Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Diocese of Toulouse ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 18, 2025 / 15:34 pm (CNA). Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France, has reversed his decision to appoint a priest convicted of rape as chancellor of the archdiocese and asked forgiveness of the victims of abuse, whom he had no intention of offending, according to a statement released Aug. 16.“In order not to cause division a…

French archbishop reverses appointment of priest convicted of abuse - ZENIT

(ZENIT News / Toulouse, 08.19.2025).- The Archdiocese of Toulouse has reversed a controversial appointment that had threatened to deepen wounds within the French Church’s ongoing struggle with the legacy of clerical sexual abuse. Archbishop Guy de Kerimel announced on August 16 that he had rescinded the nomination of Father Dominique Spina as chancellor of the archdiocese, only days after strong appeals from the French bishops urged him to recon…

French archbishop rescinds appointment of priest convicted of rape - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

Archbishop Guy de Kirimel of Toulouse, France, has reversed his decision to appoint a priest convicted of rape as chancellor of the archdiocese and asked forgiveness of the victims of abuse, whom he had no intention of offending, according to a statement released Aug. 16. “In order not to cause division among bishops, and not to remain at a standoff between those for and against, I decided to reverse my decision; this has now been done, with the…