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# Clerical Abuse
Pope Francis defrocks two Chilean bishops for sex abuse of minors
Defrocking means the offender is forbidden from exercising any clerical duties at all, even in private.
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Cork man ejected from priesthood over abuse claims 'kept celebrating Mass at home'
It’s led to a resignation in the diocese of Cloyne.