Well, that makes a good headline. What about this: Vatican clears bishop from sexual abuse allegations
The Holy See authorized Cardinal Dolan, as the Metropolitan Archbishop of New York, to conduct an investigation into the allegations in accord with Vos estis lux mundi, the norms issued by Pope Francis in 2019 to address allegations of abuse brought against bishops. Cardinal Dolan hired the law firm of Herbert Smith Freehills which, in turn, retained the Freeh Group, headed by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, to conduct an thorough, independent, investigation. The results of the investigation were submitted to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for its review and determination. https://mattersindia.com/2021/09/vatican-clears-bishop-from-sexual-abuse-allegations/ On Mon, 6 Sept 2021 at 03:49, Roland Francis <[email protected]> wrote: > > On August 18th, Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva, 60, of the Catholic diocese of São José do Rio Preto, resigned. The resignation happened days after a video leaked where he is seen playing with his genitals. He acknowledged that the man in the video is him. He also believes the video was leaked by someone “living with him.” This is not the first case the Brazilian bishop was involved in a sex-related scandal. In 2018, da Silva was alleged to have ignored increasing reports of sexual abuse in his diocese. A local Brazilian news outlet also claimed that the bishop was alleged to have “exchanged sexual messages with an adolescent in the same year.” In 2015, da Silva was investigated for financial fraud for directing funds to his driver, who is rumored to be his lover. > > Roland. > Toronto > ᐧ
