In a statement on Thursday, the Conference of Bishops of France says it wants to shed light on “the behavior of the French bishops who were in responsibility” at the time.
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Published 17/04/2025 12:26 Reading time: 1min
She evokes “serious elements” Who “Deserve to be dug, to understand what happened.” The Conference of Bishops of France (CEF) was quick to react to the publication on Thursday April 17 Abbé Pierre, the factory of a saint (Allary Editions). In a press release, consulted by Franceinfo, the CEF announcement that it goes “Get closer” Vatican for “Make the light” on new elements of which it “was not aware”.
In its press release, the Conference of Bishops of France says it wants to shed light on “the behavior of the French bishops who were in responsibility within the former ACA (the assembly of cardinals and archbishopsancestor of the CEF), in the 1950s. “” There will also be to understand how it could have been forgotten, and potentially disappear from the CNAEF archives from 1970 “, writes the Church of France.
Died in 2007, Father Pierre has been targeted since 2024 by a series of accusations of sexual assault. In their book, journalists Laetitia Cherel and Marie-France Etchegoin explain that they have consulted archives of the Vatican showing that the Holy See was aware “From the fall of 1955” Actions of Father Pierre.
They notably report a letter from the Vatican dated November 11, 1955 sent to Alexandre Renard, the bishop of Versailles, to the Sommer to open “A legal proceedings”.
