MONTEVIDEO .- The Uruguayan Catholic Church was shaken by the case of one of its bishops, which was entangled in a criminal trial with two former inmates with whom they had sex, it blackmail and that photographs had stolen a credit card a chalice and other church objects iban for parishes in the area of influence of the priest.
The case is in the hands of Pope Benedict XVI, as the priest in question informed directly by a letter.
Monsignor Francisco Barbosa was bishop of the city of Minas Gerais, about 100 kilometers from Montevideo, since May 2004 and last September was the most major world Church, along with the other bishops of Uruguay. The website of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay includes a photo of that meeting which is next to Barbosa to Benedict XVI.
The local newspaper The Observer revealed that the case has no background in church and uruguayan generated shock in the Catholic community of Mines, a town in the area saw this country.
Report. The priest's sexual relationship with two inmates was uncovered because the bishop filed a complaint with the criminal justice system, to feel harassed by their fans, who blackmailed with photographs to publicize the meetings.
Monsenor Barbosa had known the two former prisoners if they were to request assistance from the National imprisoned in the department of Lavalleja runs a priest. The men had sex with the priest and took photographs with extorsionarios it for several months. As the priest was unable to stop the blackmail, appealed to the Justice and prepared a trap.
According to The Observer, The priest said he was willing to pay $ 2000 in exchange for photos and at the time of payment, the police caught one of the men who ended up tried for the crime of extortion.
The same is charged to another man, also was indicted for stealing the priest: he had been stolen months ago, the credit card Barbosa. Now police investigating another theft of sacred objects from the church, because the date was stolen credit card that also disappeared from the bishop a chalice and other items that the bishop had to give some parishes of the diocese.
When laid bare the case for the prosecution of two men, Barbosa met with the five priests who make up the council presbiteral of the diocese and told them what happened. The priests told him that they should resign. The bishop wrote a letter to the Pope and left the area to be with his family in the coastal area with Argentina.
While in Minas there is an atmosphere of wonder and sorry for the situation, and the priests refer pain to the case for their messages to the Catholic community.
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