“Institutional responsibility” of the Church in child crime: “It is a starting point”, reacts one – franceinfo

The conference of bishops of France recognized Friday, November 5 “the institutional responsibility” of the Church in the pedocriminality which took place within it and the extent of which was revealed by the Sauvé report. “It is not a point of arrival, it is a point of departure”, reacted on franceinfo Father Pierre Vignon, priest in the diocese of Valence, the first man of the Church to have requested the resignation of Cardinal Barbarin in the context of the Preynat affair.

Monsignor Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the president of the conference of bishops of France, mentioned “the systemic dimension” of these pedophile acts, “made possible by a general context, operations, mentalities and practices within the Church”. For Father Vignon, he “said the right words” and this statement means “the full and complete acceptance of the Sauvé report”, including “the duty of justice and reparation”

“We saw the episcopal hot-air balloon tossed about in the sky, which released ballast here and there. It has just landed in the meadow of Lourdes. A meeting and a dialogue will be possible”

Father Pierre Vignon, priest of the diocese of Valence and whistleblower

to franceinfo

“It’s been several years that things were not clear, were not clearly said or half-word, with clerical steps. Now things are clear, the situation is settled”, welcomed Father Pierre Vignon. “The Sauvé commission has done a great job. Members must be happy to see that they are being told that what they have done is valued, established and received.”