VATICAN CITY
Press TV (Iran)
[with video]
Pope Francis has sacked a conservative Paraguayan bishop for his role in covering up sex abuse of children at the hands of fellow Catholic priests.
Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano, a member of the conservative Opus Dei movement in Paraguay, has been dismissed by the Vatican for clashing with his fellow bishops and protecting a priest accused of inappropriate sexual behavior.
Livieres is accused of promoting an Argentine priest, Reverend Carlos Urrutigoity, whose former superior in the United States said was a “serious threat to young people.”
The bishop was given the option of resigning but turned it down, giving Francis the “onerous” decision to remove him.
The incident marks the latest in a series of sex abuse scandals involving Vatican priests in recent years.
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