Cardinal Cipriani: Peruvian bishops must rectify ‘false’ statement on abuse accusations

The cardinal says his resignation was not connected to abuse allegations

Beleaguered Cardinal Juan Cipriani has publicly clashed with the bishops’ conference of Peru, asking bishops to rectify a January statement that says abuse allegations against the cardinal are “verified.”

In an open letter last week, the cardinal insisted that it was a “lie” and a “grave mistake” for the country’s bishops’ conference to say his resignati…