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Pope accepts resignation of Canadian bishop accused of sexual abuse

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Jean-Pierre Blais, a bishop implicated in a class-action lawsuit alleging sexual assault against him.
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Jean-Pierre Blais, the 75-year-old bishop of Baie-Comeau, amid a class-action lawsuit alleging sexual assault against him.
Reverend Pierre Charland has been named as Blais's replacement by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis indicated that bishops over 75 are automatically requested to resign, which he evaluates based on circumstances.

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Canadian bishop accused of sex abuse in Quebec class-action suit resigns

In a statement, Pope Francis noted that any bishop who turns 75 is automatically requested to offer his resignation, the Pope then decides whether to accept the offer.

4 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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VOA News

Pope accepts resignation of Canadian bishop accused of sexual abuse

In a statement, the pope noted that any bishop who turns 75 is automatically requested to offer his resignation

4 days ago·United States

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Canadian bishop accused of sexual abuse

The Pope didn’t give a reason for replacing Jean-Pierre Blais, the 75-year-old bishop of Baie-Comeau in Quebec who has been named in a lawsuit against the church that alleges sexual assault

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Pope removes Canadian bishop accused of abuse

Pope Francis on Tuesday removed a Canadian bishop accused of sexual abuse of children in Quebec. (ANSA)

4 days ago·Italy

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National Catholic Reporter

Francis allows Vatican bishops to serve past age 75 in new 'motu proprio'

Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church law to allow non-cardinal bishops serving in the Vatican's bureaucracy to continue to hold their offices past the age of 75, when they had previously lost their positions automatically.

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Sexual abuse: Pope Francis accepts resignation of Canadian bishop

Pope Francis on Tuesday announced that he had accepted the resignation of a Canadian bishop who has been named in a class-action lawsuit against the Church alleging sexual assault. The pope did not provide a reason for replacing Jean-Pierre...

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