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March 6, 2020

French cardinal Barbarin resigns following overturned abuse conviction

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon pauses at the courthouse in Lyon Jan. 7, 2019. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin March 6, 2020, less than six weeks after a French appeals court overturned his conviction for failing to report clerical sexual abuse.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, five weeks after a French appeals court overturned his conviction for failing to report clerical sexual abuse.

Published in Vatican
January 30, 2020

French cardinal to offer resignation, despite abuse acquittal

French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon arrives at the courthouse Jan. 7, 2019, in Lyon. Cardinal Barbarin has welcomed an appeal court judgment overturning his suspended jail sentence for failing to report abuse by one of his priests, but confirmed he will now ask Pope Francis to allow him to resign.

LYON, France -- A French cardinal welcomed an appeal court judgment that overturned his suspended jail sentence for failing to report abuse, but confirmed he will ask Pope Francis to allow him to resign.

Published in International
June 24, 2019

Administrator named for Lyon as cardinal appeals conviction

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, France, during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 11, 2018.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named a retired bishop to serve as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Lyon, France, three months after refusing to accept the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.

Published in Vatican
March 18, 2019

French cardinal, convicted of abuse cover-up, meets Pope

Pope Francis meets with French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon at the Vatican March 18, 2019. Cardinal Barbarin said he was meeting with the pope to hand in his resignation after being convicted of covering up sexual abuse committed by a priest.
VATICAN – As he announced he would do after he was convicted of covering up sexual abuse committed by a priest, French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon met Pope Francis March 18 to hand in his resignation.
Published in International