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Clerical sexual abuse

French archbishop appoints priest convicted of rape as chancellor

“Taking the side of mercy? Do we take this side for the victims?”

Jack Figge
Jul 08, 2025
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An archbishop in France appointed last month a priest convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy to the position of archdiocesan chancellor — telling French media that the appointment was meant as an act of mercy, and the position is mostly administrative.

The north side of the cathedral, with the transept, with flamboyant portal
Toulouse Cathedral. Credit: Didier Descouens/Wikimedia. CC BY SA 4.0

After the appointment made French he…

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