Chilean bishop resigns after comments about Last Supper

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JUNE 14, 2019 / 2:56 PM / UPDATED 15 HOURS AGO

Chilean bishop resigns after comments about Last Supper

Dave Sherwood
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Francis less than a month ago resigned on Friday, the Archdiocese of Santiago said in a statement, just weeks after he made controversial comments about the lack of women in attendance at the Last Supper.

Carlos Eugenio Irarrazaval was appointed by the Pope in an effort to rebuild the Church’s credibility following a pervasive sex abuse scandal that exposed hundreds of allegations now being investigated by Chilean criminal prosecutors.

The Archdiocese of Santiago did not specify the reasons for Irarrazaval’s departure, but said Pope Francis had accepted the bishop’s resignation “in favor of unity and for the good of the Church.”

Irarrazaval could not be immediately reached for comment.

The bishop’s short tenure began with a television interview in May, in which he said there were no women seated at the table at the Last Supper and that “we have to respect that.”

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[Cartoonist]

1. For the good of the Church

Jesus was a misogynist, "we have to respect that."

[Major Nikon]

2. I guess the irony is had he raped a child he'd still have a job