New Book Hits out at French Bishops over Sexual Abuse

By Gauthier Vaillant
La Croix International
January 8, 2019

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Father Pierre Vignon pulls no punches. (Photo: Hebrard Fabrice/Le Dauphine/MaxPPP)

After years spent investigating sexual abuse cases in the Catholic Church, Father Pierre Vignon of Vercors in the Diocese of Valence made headlines across France last August by launching a petition calling for the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon.Clearly, it was no accident that his new book, Plus jamais ca! (Never again!), co-authored by journalist Francois Jourdain, was published on Jan. 2, less than a week before the start of Cardinal Barbarin’s trial in Lyon on Jan. 7.In his book, Father Vignon explains the reasons for the petition and his experiences...