(ANSA) - VATICAN CITY, MARCH 20 - The Pope has accepted the resignation from the pastoral government of the diocese of Alto Valle delRío Negro, in Argentina, presented by Msgr.
Marcelo AlejandroCuenca Revuelta.
Mons.Cuenca had been harshly criticized in recent years for providing protection in the diocese of the Upper Valley to the priest Luis Alberto Bergliaffa who had been condemned by the Church for sexual abuse of a girl.
He also received criticism - reports the Argentine press - when they concealed the details of the transfer of a priest who was later sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual abuse of a minor.
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