The Pope accepts the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris after meeting a relationship with a woman

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Paris, Michel Aupetit, who put his position at the disposal of the pontiff after the French press revealed that he had a relationship with a woman in 2012.

“The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Paris (France) presented by HE Msgr. Michel Aupetit, “the Vatican announced in a statement released today.

“At the same time appointed HE Msgr. Georges Pontier Apostolic Administrator see vacant et ad nutum Sanctæ Sedis of the same Archdiocese “, is added in the brief note.

Aupetit announced last Friday that he had placed his position at the disposal of Francisco after denying the information published by the weekly Le Point, According to which he would have had an affair with that woman, but recognize an “ambiguous relationship”, according to the diocese, which led him to withdraw “so as not to harm” the institution.

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“The painful events of the past week, About which I have already spoken, they led me to put my mission in the hands of Pope Francis to preserve the diocese from the division that always provoke suspicion and mistrust, “said the former archbishop today about the pontiff’s decision.

Aupetit, who said goodbye to the “heavy burden of the diocese of Paris trying to fulfill it with fervor and dedication “, He said he had “a profoundly peaceful heart” after admitting that he had been “greatly concerned about the attacks” that he said he has been subjected to.