Pope Francis expels Father Pio Aclon, best known as a Mediatrix devotee, ‘for sexual abuse involving minors,’ says the news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Pope Francis has dismissed from the priesthood Father Pio Aclon of Borongan, Eastern Samar, for alleged sex abuse, the news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines reported on Sunday, September 17.
Earlier on Sunday, the Diocese of Borongan released a July 18 announcement that stated: “Notice is hereby given that the Holy Father Pope Francis has dismissed from the clerical state PIO CULTURA ACLON of the Diocese of Borongan. He is, therefore, no longer a cleric and cannot exercise priestly ministry in the Church.”
“This advisory was read today in all parish churches, chaplaincies, and chapels of the diocese,” said CBCP News on Sunday. The Mediatrix devotion made headlines in recent months after retired Sandiganbayan justice Harriet Demetriou filed an “offending religious feelings” case against Father Winston Cabading, an exorcist priest, for being a “rabid critic of Our Lady, Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace.”Rappler sought Aclon for comment through SMS and Messenger, but has yet to receive his response as of posting time.
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