[Mauritius: Church punishes priest for sexual abuse]
PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
cath.ch (Catholic news site in Switzerland)
October 19, 2018
By Ibrahima Cissé, Correspondent in Africa of cath.ch
En raison d’abus sexuel sur mineur, la Congrégation pour la Doctrine de la Foi (CDF) à Rome a imposé au Père Joseph-Marie Moctee, prêtre du diocèse de Port-Louis, sur l’Ile Maurice, “la peine perpétuelle de la défense de tout ministère et de tout contact avec des mineurs”. La CDF l’a informé que toute transgression de sa part comportera l’application de l’article 1393 du Code de droit canonique (CIC).
[Due to sexual abuse of a minor, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in Rome imposed on Father Joseph-Marie Moctee, priest of the Diocese of Port Louis, Mauritius, “the life sentence of the defense of any ministry and any contact with minors “. The CDF informed him that any transgression on his part will involve the application of Article 1393 of the Code of Canon Law (CIC).]
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