EL SALVADOR
The Hindu
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Amilcar Melendez, who is also a Catholic but attends another church, said Delgado should be jailed.
El Salvador’s Roman Catholic Church announced on Thursday it has suspended a well-known priest, saying he acknowledged sexually abusing a young girl.
Monsignor Jesus Delgado was the vicar general of the Archdiocese of San Salvador and was considered a close associate of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.
The 77-year-old Delgado is known affectionately as “Father Chus,” the familiar form of the name Jesus. He has written two books about Romero, who was gunned down by a right-wing death squad on March 24, 1980.
The head of external affairs for the archdiocese, Monsignor Rafael Urrutia, said Delgado had acknowledged the abuse and “is willing to meet with the victim to ask her forgiveness.” Monsignor Urrutia said Delgado has been suspended from all priestly functions, including his role in canonization process for Romero.
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