In my soul and conscience
will be published by Plon on Thursday October 1st.
The former Primate of Gaul is keen to give his version in a book on the unfolding of the Bernard Preynat affair: this priest is accused of sexual assault on children, within the framework of scouting, between the 1970s and 1990s. was sentenced on Monday March 16 to 5 years in prison by the Lyon Criminal Court.
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These accusations led Philippe Barbarin to appear twice in court for non-denunciation of sexual assault on minors.
He was sentenced at first instance to six months suspended prison sentence, then released in January 2020. He is now chaplain in the diocese of Rennes.
The content of the book remains a mystery, although in the diocese of Lyon, the rumor has been circulating for several days: “
We are indeed aware of the existence of this book.
The release of this book is extremely bad for the diocese, because the new archbishop is due to arrive shortly.
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During his trials, Cardinal Barbarin claimed to have been informed of the attacks by the priest Preynat only in 2014. A close friend of the cardinal told the newspaper Le Progrès: “
This book was written a few months ago.
As I see it, he just wants to give his truth, the one he defended in court and wanted to deliver with his words rather than the voice of his lawyer.
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