50-year-old Father François de Foucauld, a priest for 18 years in the diocese of Versailles, ended his life on the night of June 30 to July 1, announced the Bishop of Versailles.
The diocese of Versailles is in mourning. Father François de Foucauld, 50, killed himself on the night of June 30 to July 1, the Bishop of Versailles, Luc Crepy, announced in a statement on Friday. “His body was found last night in the forest of Rambouillet”, he relates.
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Father François de Foucauld had officiated for 18 years in the diocese of Versailles. “He exercised his ministry in several parishes of the diocese. Following difficulties in the exercise of his ministry, he had no mission since September 2021.“, indicates the press release, without saying more.
In December 2021, the priest signed a column in the newspaper The cross , denouncing the law of silence in the Church in the face of cases of pedophilia. He also felt he had been victimized.abuse of power» and demanded «adequate governance rules to compensate for any abuse.»
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“We share the pain of all those who were able to know and appreciate him in his parish ministry.writes Monsignor Luc Crépy again. In the same statement, the prelate states: “We carry Father Francis, his family and his friends together in prayer, asking the Lord to receive him in mercy.“.
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