World Pope Rejects Resignation of French Cardinal Convicted of Abuse Cover-Up March 19, 2019March 20, 2019ELISABETTA POVOLEDO and AURELIEN BREEDENComments Off on Pope Rejects Resignation of French Cardinal Convicted of Abuse Cover-Up Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was found guilty of failing to report child molestation by a priest, but Pope Francis said he should step aside only temporarily.
