Saturday, October 13, 2018

Two Bishops laicized

The Holy See Press Centre released a statement today outlining Pope Francis' decision to laicize two Chilean Bishops.


Statement concerning the laicization of two Chilean Bishops

The Holy Father has removed from the clerical state Francisco José Cox Huneeus, Archbishop emeritus of La Serena, Chile, a member of the Institute of Schoenstatt Fathers, and Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández, Bishop emeritus of Iquique, Chile.

In both cases article 21 § 2, 2° of the motu proprio Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela was applied, as a consequence of manifest abuse of minors. The decision, made by the Pope last Thursday, 11 October 2018, may not be appealed.

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