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French cardinal Barbarin resigns following overturned abuse conviction

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 11:37:52 -0500

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, five weeks after a French appeals court overturned his conviction for failing to report clerical sexual abuse.

French cardinal to offer resignation, despite abuse acquittal

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 11:55:48 -0500

LYON, France -- A French cardinal welcomed an appeal court judgment that overturned his suspended jail sentence for failing to report abuse, but confirmed he will ask Pope Francis to allow him to resign.

Administrator named for Lyon as cardinal appeals conviction

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:29:52 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has named a retired bishop to serve as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Lyon, France, three months after refusing to accept the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.

French cardinal, convicted of abuse cover-up, meets Pope

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:27:45 -0400

VATICAN – As he announced he would do after he was convicted of covering up sexual abuse committed by a priest, French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon met Pope Francis March 18 to hand in his resignation.