This Thursday, the Bishop of Porto handed over in person to the Dicastery of the Doctrine (the body of the Holy See) all available documentation on each of the priests of the diocese who are on the list of possible rapists of minors. , drawn up by an independent commission . In an information note, the Diocese of Porto reports this Friday that the same list was delivered to the Attorney General’s Office on the 10th.
Bishop Manuel Linda has already decided to suspend three priests from all pastoral activities. There were 12 names on the list, of which four died, and one no longer belongs to this diocese. The Bishop “met with each of them and launched a ‘preliminary investigation,'” the diocese said in a communiqué this Friday. According to the same note, the Dicastery, the body of the Church authorized to deal with cases of sexual abuse of minors, “informed that, after a more detailed analysis, it would convey to the Bishop of Porto the directions it deemed appropriate.” “.
In the same statement, the diocese “reiterates that it will do everything in its power to prioritize the victims and eradicate this tragic phenomenon of abuse” and “at the same time, it will strive to accompany all those involved, as it has done so far” .
Author: Manuel Jorge Bento
Source: CM Jornal
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