Leo XIV Received Conservative Cardinal Cipriani
Cardinal Cipriani was one of few conservative bishops to have a positive, real effect on his diocese during his tenure (1999–2019). Pope Francis retired him in January 2019, immediately after his 75 birthday.
He replaced him by the pro-homosexual Pachamama-Archbishop Carlos Castillo, who exploited his position to commit liturgical abuses and engage in financial irregularities.
Leo XIV's audience comes at a sensitive time. Cardinal Cipriani has been under Vatican disciplinary sanctions since 2019 following allegations of homosexual abuse committed in the 1980s. He firmly denies the accusations by a single witness. No formal canonical trial was opened.
The Peruvian Bishops’ Conference supported the sanctions. Cardinal Cipriani calls them “unjust”.
According to InfoVaticana.com, there was - historically - a tense relationship between Cardinal Cipriani and Peruvian Bishop Robert Prevost at the time: "Various sources indicate that, in Peru, they represented opposing visions of the Church."
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