French Cardinal Offers His Resignation To Pope After Being Convicted Of Failing To Report A Pedophile Priest

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is offering his resignation to the pope after being convicted of failing to report a pedophile priest. In a brief statement to the media in Lyon, France, Barbarin said “I have decided to go and see the Holy Father to offer him my resignation.” A Lyon court convicted Barbarin on Thursday and gave him a six-month suspended prison sentence.

 


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