Pope defrocks 2 former Chilean bishops for abusing minors
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean former bishops for allegedly sexually abusing minors, the Vatican said on Saturday after a meeting between the pontiff and Chile's president.
The decision to expel former archbishop Francisco Jose Cox Huneeus and former bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez -- the latest heads to roll in a country hit hard by the cleric abuse scandal -- is not open to appeal.
Both were stripped of their priesthood "as a consequence of overt acts of abuse against minors", it said.
The announcement came a day after the pope accepted the resignation of
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