"This is a logical and coherent decision since the trial at first instance". The diocese of Lyon welcomed this Friday the pope's decision to accept the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin which had been given to him on January 30, the day the Lyon Court of Appeal acquitted the Prelate, prosecuted for non-denunciation of sexual assaults on minors.
“Since the cardinal had said that he would resign even in the event of an acquittal at first instance, this decision is logical. There is no real surprise since we were all expecting this, ”said Emmanuel Gobilliard, auxiliary bishop of Lyon. He added: "This is not a sanction since this request came from the cardinal himself". The main interested party, interviewed by KTO, considered that it was indeed "good to turn the page".
A “wise” decision which “could have taken place before”
"These last four years have been of great, great suffering above all for the victims but also for the Church", supports the primate of Gauls. "Turning the page does not mean, on the other hand, that we are no longer interested in all of these matters," said Bishop Gobilliard. I believe that there is still work to be done in the diocese even if there has been a change of attitude and habit since then. ” "We feel that we are living in a very important moment for the diocese," also advises Archbishop Michel Dubost, who assured the daily management of the diocese since the withdrawal of Philippe Barbarin.
François Devaux, one of the founders of La Parole Libéré, an association of victims who exposed the Preynat affair and broke the omerta, described the pope's decision as "wise". But considers that she "could have intervened before". “We could have saved time and avoided many setbacks in the Church. And even all of these lawsuits. This decision only comes because the Pope is cornered, he believes. He could have taken up the matter much earlier, as the L'Arche community did for Jean Vanier. This late decision is not a relief and does not allow us to regain confidence in the Church ”.
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