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In the latest accusations against France’s Cardinal Philippe Barbarin he has been accused of promoting a priest despite a previous conviction for sex abuse.

French cardinal accused of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest faced new accusations on Wednesday that

he had promoted another cleric despite the man having a previous conviction for sexually abusing adult students.

Le Parisien newspaper reported that Archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin had allowed an unnamed priest to take up a job in his diocese in central France despite the man having been given a suspended 18-month jail sentence for sexually abusing students in a residential home that he supervised.

The episcopate denied the accusations, saying the man had not been promoted although it admitted he was still employed by the Lyon diocese.

The newspaper’s allegations are likely to add to the pressure on Barbarin, who faced…