CHILE
UPI
Published: Oct. 3, 2012
SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 3 (UPI) — A Catholic bishop in Chile is being investigated by the Vatican in connection with the sexual abuse of a minor, sources close to the church said.
The sources told The Santiago Times that the Vatican’s Chilean representative began looking into the case of Bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez, 47, four months ago.
Ivo Scapolo has been given the task of determining if the allegations are true and whether any other complaints have been made.
Ordenes reportedly stepped down from his post in the northern city of Iquique in August, blaming ill health for his absence from religious events.
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