OTTAWA, Feb 18 – Pope Francis on Tuesday said he had accepted the resignation of a Canadian bishop who has been named in a class-action lawsuit against the church that alleges sexual assault.

The pope did not give a reason for replacing Jean-Pierre Blais, the 75-year-old bishop of Baie-Comeau in the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec, and the diocese said the resignation was not linked to the allegations. He also named a replacement: Reverend Pierre Charland, 62, currently a leading member of Canada’s Roman Catholic Franciscan order.

In a statement, the pope noted that any bishop who turns 75 is automatically requested to offer his resignation. The pope makes a decision on whether to accept the offer « after he has examined all the circumstances », the statement said.

Blais is mentioned in a list of sexual predators filed as part of a victims’ class action against the Archdiocese of Quebec. He has denied any wrongdoing.

« The nomination of a new bishop … is not linked to the allegations against Bishop Blais, » the Diocese of Baie-Comeau said in an emailed statement, noting the church’s policy of requiring all those who hit 75 to offer their resignation.

Blais would not be speaking to the media, it added.

Reuters

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À partir de quand peut-on dire que ça (les actions commises par l’Église Catholique) – telle organisation, qui s’est comportée de telle façon, qui a fait tant de victimes … À partir de quand dit-on que c’est une organisation criminelle?

– Alain Crevier à l’émission de radio Midi Info de Radio-Canada, édition du 20 décembre 2018 (12 h 21 Des prêtres accusés d’actes pédophiles dans l’Illinois : Le regard d’Alain Crevier)
 

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La névrose chrétienne (1976) par le Docteur PIERRE SOLIGNAC (May 25, 2012)
 

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bishop-accountability.org : Documenting the Abuse Crisis in the Roman Catholic Church

A Winnipeg priest narrowly escaped an attempted stabbing during Sunday mass, with the entire incident captured on camera. Danton Unger reports.

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No one hurt during knife attack on pastor at Winnipeg church, police say

A 50-year-old man was arrested following the incident on Sunday evening
 

A man has been charged after police say he tried to attack a pastor with a knife during a service at a Winnipeg church Sunday evening.

The incident happened at Holy Ghost Parish on Selkirk Avenue around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Video submitted to CBC News shows a man walking up the altar, before picking up his pace to approach the pastor. The man also appears to try and grab the pastor, who runs away.

Police said in a news release Monday the 38-year-old pastor was able to escape unharmed, and that the man drove a knife into the altar before sitting down in a chair further back.

« It’s a very rare incident and I think everybody involved is quite shaken up as a result, » Winnipeg police spokesperson Const. Stephen Spencer said.

« Nobody expects that when they go to church on Sunday or any day of the week, that somebody’s going to be there with a weapon and try and attack somebody in the church. »

Police said in their release Monday nobody was physically injured during the incident.

They also said an off-duty RCMP officer detained the man with the help of other people attending the Selkirk Avenue church service until officers arrived around 6 p.m.

A 50-year-old man from Winnipeg has been charged with counts linked to use of a weapon and disturbing a meeting, police said.

He was detained in custody. Spencer said the man is known to police from past incidents.

CBC News

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Un prêtre poignardé en pleine messe à l’oratoire Saint-Joseph (22 mars 2019)