US EditionPope could soon decide fate of Spain bishop accused of abuse, under investigation by church
Bishop Rafael Zornoza is under a canonical investigation for alleged sexual abuse from the 1990s; his resignation at age 75 may be accepted by Pope Leo XIV soon.
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV could soon accept the resignation of Cádiz Bishop Rafael Zornoza, 76, who is under a canonical church investigation opened two weeks ago, Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García said.
- Earlier this month, El País reported a former seminarian's letter to the Vatican alleging Zornoza fondled him and regularly slept with him from ages 14-21 while directing the Getafe seminary.
- The Diocese of Cádiz said on Nov. 10 that it denied the accusations as "very serious and also false," confirmed the Rota, church court in Madrid, is investigating, and Zornoza is cooperating while undergoing cancer treatment.
- Argüello suggested Pope Leo XIV could soon accept Rafael Zornoza's resignation and name a temporary replacement amid the Spanish Catholic Church's reckoning in recent years.
- The case comes amid a national reckoning in recent years that includes a 2023 probe with an 18-month investigation and compensation plans by the Spanish government and Catholic hierarchy.
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Boston Herald
Independent EspañolBy NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV may soon accept the resignation of an ailing Spanish bishop under church investigation for the alleged sexual abuse of a young seminarian in the 1990s, the president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) said Monday. Archbishop Luis Javier Argüello García told reporters in St. Peter's Square that the conference hierarchy raised the issue with the pope during an audience Monday. Argüello con…
An hour of conversation, for the first time, within the Vatican. The Executive Committee of the Spanish Episcopal Conference (EEC), this Monday, was received by Pope Leo...
Winnipeg Free Press
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