A decision by Pope Francis to assign a bishop in Chile linked to one
of the country’s most notorious clerical sex abusers as the new leader
of a local diocese has locals gathering signatures to try to block the
appointment.
Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid, previously Chile’s military chaplain, was appointed in mid-January as the new bishop of the small Osorno diocese and is scheduled to be installed on March 21.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/12/a-chilean-diocese-is-in-an-uproar-over-a-bishop-who-defended-an-abuser/
Bishop Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid, previously Chile’s military chaplain, was appointed in mid-January as the new bishop of the small Osorno diocese and is scheduled to be installed on March 21.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/03/12/a-chilean-diocese-is-in-an-uproar-over-a-bishop-who-defended-an-abuser/