After Media Outrage: Toulouse Archbishop Replaces Homosexual Chancellor
The inevitable decision came more than two months after De Kérimel announced the appointment of Rev Dominique Spina as chancellor. Rev Spina was sentenced to five years in prison in 2006 for raping a male teenager, 16, in the 1990s.
De Kérimel defended his initial appointment, saying it was a "sign of hope for perpetrators of abuse who have served their sentences and are experiencing a very difficult social exclusion."
However: "In order to avoid division among the bishops and to avoid a standoff between those who are 'for' and 'against,' I have decided to reverse my decision, which has now been accomplished with the appointment of a new chancellor."
He added, "My decision was interpreted by many people as a snub to the victims of sexual abuse. I ask the victims' forgiveness. This was obviously not my intention."
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