Pope appoints jailed bishop’s canon lawyer to investigate priests who testified to abuse
Javier Belda Iniesta told an Argentinian news outlet that he did not see a conflict of interest.
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Articles tagged Bishop Zanchetta
Argentinian bishop convicted of sexual abuse asks to be spared prison
Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, a personal friend of Pope Francis, has asked for a mitigation to the four and a half year prison sentence he was given in March for sexually abusing two seminarians in Argentina.
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Examining the timeline of Pope Francis’ alleged cover-up of bishop imprisoned for sexual abuse
Bishop Zanchetta has been described as a ‘personal friend of Pope Francis,’ as allegations now claim that the Pope has covered up knowledge and evidence of Zanchetta’s sexual abuse.
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Vatican won’t cooperate with civil sex abuse trial of bishop friendly with Pope Francis: reports
Bishop Zanchetta is accused of sexually abusing two seminarians, but the Vatican is dragging its heels in response to a formal request for files relating to his civil trial.
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Pope Francis’ record on coverup challenged at final press conference for Vatican Sex Abuse summit
Following pledges from the assembled prelates to complete transparency, a journalist challenged these promises, suggesting that Pope Francis himself had recently covered up for a bishop friend who was found to have had gay porn on his phone involving young people.
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