Posted on 03/25/2023 8:05:28 AM PDT by Gillibrand1
Pope accepts resignation of Osnabrück bishop
Franz-Josef Bode is no longer Bishop of Osnabrück. Bode is accused of not having reacted appropriately to cases of abuse. Now the head of the church agreed to resign.
He allegedly protected perpetrators after abuse allegations in the Osnabrück diocese: The Bishop of Osnabrück, Franz-Josef Bode, was criticised for this. Now he will not continue in his office. The Pope accepted a letter of resignation from the 72-year-old. This was announced by the Holy See. Exact reasons for Pope Francis' decision were not given.
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Goodbye and good riddance!
Thank you Pope Francis.
Every cleric who is complicit in shielding individuals guilty of breaking the law (pedos, child abusers, etc), should be prosecuted by civil authority as accessories. Civil authorities that give clerics a pass because they're clerics, should themselves be held as accessories to the crime. Civil suit is not enough against these clerics. Pedos, child abusers and those who shield them belong in prison.
Well, this is a shocker! When the Pope was in SAmerica he defended a pedo that had been convicted.
So, this new guy. When is he going to jail? A pedo priest in jail. I give him a month.
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