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Church in France
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Will Leo weigh in on France's criminal chancellor?

Only the pope can overrule the Archbishop of Toulouse. Will he do it?

JD Flynn
Jul 11, 2025
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A French archbishop is standing by his decision to appoint as chancellor a priest who was convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy, and who spent four years in prison for the offense.

Archbishop Guy de Kerimel. Credit: Paralacre/wikimedia. CC1.0

While Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse argues that appointing the priest to a prominent archdiocesan position…

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