ARGENTINA
AICA
[The diocese of San Isidro said Pope Francis has sanctioned priest Jose Francisco Mercau with dismissal from the clerical state. He was convicted of sexual abuse. The information was made public through a press release distributed to the diocese spokesman.]
San Isidro (Buenos Aires) (AICA): El obispado de San Isidro informó que el papa Francisco sancionó al Pbro. José Mercau con la dimisión del estado clerical, y por lo tanto la pérdida automática de los derechos propios del estado clerical, quedando privado de todo el ejercicio del ministerio sacerdotal.
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