Bishop Michel Aupetit "
can no longer govern
" because "
his reputation has been damaged
" by "
gossip,
" Pope Francis said Monday, December 6 at a press conference, a few days after accepting the archbishop's resignation from Paris.
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"
When the rumor grows, grows, grows and reaches the reputation of a man, he can no longer govern (...) And it is an injustice.
This is why I accepted Bishop Aupetit's resignation, not on the altar of truth but on that of hypocrisy,
”the Pope told reporters on board the plane on his return from his trip to France. Greece.
