CHILE
Santiago Times
Written by Charlotte Karrlsson-Willis
The Vatican suspended Chilean priest Cristián Precht, in reaction to sexual abuse charges brought against him.
The suspension was handed down by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the body of the Vatican charged with defending the Church’s doctrine and morals.
“The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prohibits Cristían Precht from public exercise of the priestly ministry for a period of five years,” the Vatican decreed in a letter to Santiago’s Archbishop Ricardo Ezzati Andrello.
Precht was first accused of sexual abuse in 2011, and more than 20 victims have since come forward. Ezzati asked for a judgement from the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith “for the sake of people, plaintiffs and the need for justice.”
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