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Brazilian catholic bishop resigns after ‘explicit video of him performing a sex act on himself’ leaks on the internet
A Brazilian bishop resigned days after a video that featured somebody, presupposed to be him, masturbating leaked on-line.
On Wednesday, August 18, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva, who oversaw a diocese in Sao Paulo state, Sao Jose do Rio Preto.
In keeping with experiences, Bishop Tome had been below investigation by the Vatican for different accusations, together with allegedly ignoring experiences of sexual abuse in his diocese since 2015.
The Vatican, the Brazilian bishops’ convention, and Ferreira’s house diocese all introduced the resignation however supplied no particulars if the bishop was the man in the video.
The person in the video resembles Ferreira, and native paper Diario da Regiao reported that in a brief interview Ferreira confirmed it’s his picture, with out offering additional element.
Native information community Globo reported in 2018 that the Sao Jose do Rio Preto diocese was the goal of a Vatican investigation into whether or not Ferreira ignored experiences of abuse, and had exchanged sexual messages with an adolescent.
On the time, he cited private causes whereas stepping down as regional coordinator of the Ribeirao Preto archdiocese, of which Sao Jose do Rio Preto varieties half, and the place he remained bishop.
In 2015, he was reportedly accused of taking a big sum of money from the church and giving it to his driver, with whom he allegedly had a romantic relationship.
The Vatican reportedly launched an investigation on the time, and he denied the claims.
The pope on Wednesday named as his momentary alternative Archbishop Moacir Silva of Ribeirao Preto.
