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Head of French bishops’ conference: Convicted priest should not be chancellor
The president of the French bishops’ conference has asked the archbishop of Toulouse to “reconsider” his decision to appoint as diocesan chancellor a priest convicted of sexually abusing a minor.Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille. Credit: SOPA Images / Alamy.Share“Such an appointment to such an important position, both canonically and symbolically, can only reopen wounds, reawaken suspicions, and disconcert the people of God,” said an Aug. …
In June the archbishop of Toulouse promoted as Chancellor Dominique Spina, sentenced for rape on a minor in 2006. His sentence served, the man had already been reassigned, with the charge of "the "pastoral of the young". The bishops of France denounce a decision that can only "relive wounds".
"I took the side of mercy," said the archbishop of Toulouse to justify the appointment to the position of chancellor of a priest convicted of rape on a minor.
The Archbishop of Toulouse has appointed a former rapist chancellor of the Archdiocese. Now the President of the French Bishops' Conference responds.
French bishops call for "reconsidering" the promotion of a priest convicted of rape. The French bishops want the Archbishop of Toulouse to reverse his decision to promote a priest convicted of raping a minor in 2006, believing that this appointment can only "reopen wounds" and "disconcert" the faithful. Published on 08/11/2025 at 10:22 Zen reading Presided over by Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, the Conference of Bishops of …
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