A retired French bishop behaves strangely during confessions. The case was made public a week ago, but was not confirmed by the bishops’ conference, which preferred silence. The scandal, however, has just been revived on the evening of October 20 with new allegations, confirmed this time by the Archbishop of Rouen, Bpt Dominique Lebrun, in an official press release.
While he was a priest, in his home diocese, Coutances (Manche), Mgr Michel Santier, 75, former bishop of Luzon (Vende) from 2001 to 2007, then of Crétel (Val-de-Marne) from 2007 to 2021, Confession is engaged in an incredible ritual. asks the one whom the priest confesses in front of the tabernacle (where the consecrated householders are kept);real presenceof Christ, according to the Catholic Church) to gradually remove clothing when a person confesses his sins.
Without filing a complaint in the civil justice system, two of his victims, men…
Source: Le Figaro
