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Pope says ‘gossip’ pressured him to accept bishop’s resignation after alleged affairPope Francis defended Paris Archbishop Aupetit, after the prelate resigned over allegations of sexual relations with a woman. Mon Dec 6, 2021 - 2:39 pm ESTMon Dec 6, 2021 - 4:54 pm EST (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis has defended the former Archbishop of Paris, who resigned 11 days ago after allegations of having an intimate relationship with a woman, saying that he had only accepted the resignation “not on the altar of truth but on the altar of hypocrisy.”Speaking to Vatican-approved reporters on the flight from Greece to Rome,...