Priest’s suspension by Vatican due to charge of `sexual abuse of minor’

Bengaluru, Jan 14: The suspension of the Bangalore Archdiocesan priest Simon Bartholomeo by Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in barring the priest from exercising ``the priestly ministry in public,’’ turns to be a far grave Canonical offence as the girl, whom he was accused of raping and impregnating and helped in her getting an abortion, was a minor when the alleged offence took place.

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