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POPE FRANCIS HAS accepted the resignations of two more bishops from Chile, which is investigating more than 100 cases of sexual abuse by the clergy, the Vatican said today.
An entire Chilean delegation of 34 bishops tendered their resignation to the pope in May.
Francis had accepted five of those resignations and on Friday said he had accepted a further two: Carlos Eduardo Pellegrin Barrera, 60, bishop of San Bartolome de Chillan, and Cristian Enrique Contreras Molina of San Felipe.
Both are being investigated by prosecutors in Chile for alleged sexual abuse.
Prosecutors said last month they were looking into 119 cases related to the sexual abuse of minors since 1960.
They said 167 bishops, priests and lay members of the Catholic Church were being investigated.
Among those implicated is the country’s most senior Catholic figure, Santiago Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati.
He faces accusations he helped cover up sexual abuse in his diocese.
Pope Francis has apologised to Chileans over the scandal.
He has said the church failed “to listen and react” to the allegations, but vowed to “restore justice”.
Francis himself became mired in the scandal when, during a trip to Chile in January, he defended 61-year-old bishop Juan Barros.
Barros was accused of covering up child abuse by priest Fernando Karadima in the 1980s and 1990s.
Francis eventually accepted he was wrong to defend Barros and accepted his resignation.
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@Elrat. Is your mother running then?
good luck everbody
Can’t believe it’s not on TV. The licence is such value for money
You mad ?! 4/5/6 hours of watching fat wheezing people trying to run !
i know. It should be on tv , bloody shame on rte.
I’ll be out supporting them but its a shame its not on the tv. It can raise awareness for some great charities and I’m sure people who aren’t in Dublin or who can’t get out would like to watch it.
Good luck yo everyone doing it. And fair play for getting up in this weather
why would anyone give a thumbs down for that comment?
Good luck to all participating today, I have to single out 1 person today my Nephew Gavin Jackson, It’s his first marathon, good luck Gavin so proud of you
over 14000 hero’s running today.
Good luck, was just out cycling its nippy enough but hopefully no rain for the duration of everyone’s race.
have your say