Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Colombian bishop mentioned in a book on sexual abuse

Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Colombian bishop mentioned in a book on sexual abuse

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was mentioned in a book about priests and bishops who have allegedly committed acts of sexual abuse.

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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was mentioned in a book about priests and bishops who have allegedly committed acts of sexual abuse. The Vatican said in its daily …

Pope Francis today accepted the resignation of Colombian Bishop Oscár Augusto Bernal, who is mentioned in a book about members of the Colombian Catholic clergy who are alleged to have committed acts of sexual abuse.

“Confident that Divine Providence will enable us to enjoy the gift of unity in the work of promoting faith and mutual love, I invite you to pray for Pope Francis and the Church of Cracow, and I heartily bless you all.”

Next Wednesday, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow Marek Jędraszewski turns 75 years old. Despite reaching retirement age, he will remain in office until Pope Francis appoints his successor. Archbishop Jędraszewski informs about this in a special message addressed to the dioceses.

“I would like to inform you, dear ones, that the Holy Father has accepted my resignation, asking me to continue to hold the current office of diocesan bishop until the moment when he appoints my successor,” Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski said in a letter to dioceses quoted by Lovekrakow.pl. In practice, this means that the clergyman It can hold its function for a few more months.