Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbi...
Archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati, leaves the prosecutor's building after a hearing over allegations he covered-up sexual abuse of minors, in Rancagua, Chile, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
A Vatican statement on Saturday said the pope had named Bishop Celestino Aós Braco of the Chilean city of Copiapó, as “apostolic administrator” to run the Santiago archdiocese until a new archbishop is named to succeed Ezzati. In October, he exercised his right to silence after being summoned for questioning by a state prosecutor over the allegations.
That meeting was held after Vatican investigators produced a 2,300-page report alleging that senior Church officials in Chile had failed to act on abuse claims and in some cases hid them.
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