“"It was a failure on his part, a failure against the sixth commandment, not total, but small caresses, massages that he made to his secretary," the pope said. "That is a sin. But it is not the most serious sin. Because sins of the flesh are not the most serious," Francis added.”
“When the Holy See Press Office announces a bishop's resignation it never gives a reason why he is stepping down. Is it possible that in the case of Archbishop Aupetit it was because of an alleged affair with a woman nearly a decade ago? It seems highly unlikely.”
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The pope removed archbishop of Paris "because of gossip"
Questions over timing and motive behind Aupetit's sudden fall from grace
