Two retired Chilean clerks were expelled from priesthood by Pope Francis, the Vatican announced Saturday.<\/b>
\nOct. 13 (UPI) — Two retired Chilean clerks were expelled from priesthood by Pope Francis, the Vatican announced Saturday.
A statement said the two men, Archbishop Emeritus Francisco Jos\u00e9 Cox Huneeus and Bishop Emeritus Marco Antonio \u00d3rdenes Fern\u00e1ndez, were defrocked Thursday \u00ab\u00a0as a consequence of manifest abuse of minors.\u00a0\u00bb
The Vatican said the move by the pope may not be appealed.
Also on Saturday, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera visited with the pope at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. During the private conversation, \u00ab\u00a0satisfaction was expressed for the existing good relations between the Holy See and Chile,\u00a0\u00bb the Vatican said.
Talks also focused on \u00ab\u00a0the painful scourge of abuse of minors,\u00a0\u00bb which reiterated collaboration to \u00ab\u00a0combat and prevent the perpetration of such crimes and their concealment.\u00a0\u00bb
The expulsions come a few weeks after the pope defrocked Chilean priest Fernando Karadima, who was found guilty by the church in 2011 of sexually abusing minors. On Sept. 12, the pope expelled Father Cristi\u00e1n Precht Ba\u00f1ados with no possibility of appeal after he was found guilty of sexually abusing minors and vulnerable adults.<\/p>\n

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