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New document in the Zanchetta case complicate the Church's case The Vatican was aware of the allegations against the ex-bishop before giving him a position, they say, and he is accused of abuse and commercial mismanagement with the Pope's "endorsement". Internal Church documents show that Church authorities, including Pope Francis, were aware of allegations of sexual abuse and economic mismanagement against the now ex-Bishop of Oran, Gustavo Zanchetta, before giving him a high position in the Vatican and transferring him to Rome.

[Catholic Caucus] “The Pope Knew… and Did Nothing “ Gustavo Oscár Zanchetta, former bishop of Orán, was sentenced to four and a half years for sexually abusing seminarians but only spent a week in prison. Now he is under house arrest. (Rome) "The Pope has known for years" what Monsignor Gustavo Oscár Zanchetta was doing, says a victim of the former bishop of the diocese of San Ramón de la nueva Orán in Argentina. The victim is outraged at the news that Bishop Zanchetta, a convicted sex offender, has been granted house arrest.On March 4th, the former bishop of...

Argentine Bishop Zanchetta sentenced for sex abuseThe former Bishop of Oran, Argentina, was sentenced Friday to four and a half years in prison for the sexual abuse of two former seminarians. Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta was convicted of simple sexual abuse aggravated by his position as a minister of religion, in a decision handed down by judges in his former diocese.The bishop returned to Argentina in the summer of 2021 to face the charges, after he spent years living and working in the Vatican. After Zanchetta resigned from diocesan leadership in scandal, Pope Francis created a special post for the...

Former Vatican bishop sentenced for sexual abuse in ArgentinaROME – Argentinian Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta was found guilty by an Argentinian court and sentenced to 4 years and six months of effective imprisonment for aggravated continuous sexual abuse of two former seminarians.His immediate detention was ordered by the court in Oran, Salta, on Friday morning local time.“We cannot determine the extent of the damage suffered by the victims, but we do have the obligation to give them an answer from the Justice and give an answer to society,” said prosecutor Pablo Rivero on Thursday, before requesting the conviction and immediate detention....

Vatican won’t cooperate with civil sex abuse trial of bishop friendly with Pope Francis: reportsBishop Zanchetta is accused of sexually abusing two seminarians, but the Vatican is dragging its heels in response to a formal request for files relating to his civil trial. (LifeSiteNews) — Reports are suggesting that the Vatican is refusing to cooperate with the civil trial of a bishop who is part of the Roman curia and a friend of Pope Francis, as he faces charges for sexual abuse in his native Argentina. Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, one of Pope Francis’ first appointments in 2013, was formally...

Francis’ Zanchetta DisasterFormer Orán Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, Argentina, will be sentenced on February 25.Francis produced and hushed up this case, but the oligarchs’ media ignore this because Francis is their man. A summary:• July 2013: Francis makes his friend Zanchetta, 49, Orán Bishop, against the advice of his councillors. Zanchetta presented himself in Orán as a “friend of Francis.”• December 2014: Zanchetta refuses to submit to an alcohol and drug control by police while driving in Salta.• September 2015: Zanchetta's secretary finds homosex porn on Zanchetta's phone. Francis summons Zanchetta.• April 2016: Five priests write to the Nuncio accusing Zanchetta...

Francis and Zanchetta: Liberals Protect Each OtherInés San Martín, CruxNow.com's leading journalist on the Zanchetta case, suggested on Twitter.com (August 10) that Francis might have acted out of a "sense of charity" in bringing the former Oran bishop, Argentina, to Rome while allegations against him were investigated.She admits that ample evidence of homosexual misconduct against Zanchetta were parked in a drawer, with Francis choosing "to believe his friend.” San Martín recalls that when the allegations “escalated,” Francis again "trusted" Zanchetta, and only later sent him to Spain for a "therapy."The journalist insists that Francis took too long to act because...

Alleged victims still waiting for justice in case of Argentine bishop working at Vatican Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, left, as he leaves the chambers of Judge Claudio Parisi in Oran, Salta, northern Argentina, August 8, 2019. (Credit: Inés San Martín/Crux.) ROSARIO, Argentina – As the release of a Vatican report on the rise of laicized former cardinal Theodore McCarrick puts the spotlight on how clerical culture can protect high-ranking officials when they are accused of abuse, some eyes turned to the case of Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta.Though far from being nearly as influential as McCarrick was, this Argentine prelate was still one...

Leaked internal letter shows Vatican finances in full crisisDear friends and enemies of Stilum Curiae, we have received a letter which the prefect of the Secretariat of the Economy and Finance, Juan A. Guerrero, S.J., sent to the heads of all Vatican departments, essentially to ask that they close all current "external" accounts of the various dicasteries and offices and transfer the money preserved in these accounts to APSA, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, which is managed by the former secretary of the Italian bishops' conference, Bp. Nunzio Galantino, and by Bp. Gustavo Zanchetta. Zanchetta is...

[Catholic Caucus] International Arrest Warrant For Francis Protégé Zanchetta Requested The Argentinean prosecutor María Soledad Filtrín Cuezzo has requested international help to arrest Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, who is accused of “homosexually abusing two seminarians”. According to AciPrensa.com, the request was made because Zanchetta has not responded to repeated telephone calls or emails. It is assumed that he is hiding in the Vatican. Earlier this month, police raided offices in his former diocese Orán. Zanchetta is a Francis' protégé and the first Argentinean bishop named by Francis. The first accusations against him were made in 2015 and involved nude selfies on...

[Catholic Caucus] Accused Predator Zanchetta Retains Job in Rome Despite abuse allegations, Francis protégé still 'employed by the Vatican' VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Under pressure from the Holy See, an Argentine judge has cleared accused sexual predator Bp. Gustavo Zanchetta to return to Rome. According to Crux, Judge Claudio Parisi gave the final green light for Zanchetta's return last week, saying the alleged predator prelate has "collaborated with the justice system." Zanchetta was suspended from his Vatican post in February after he was publicly accused of sexually abusing seminarians in 2016–2017. In June, Argentine officials criminally charged him with "aggravated continuous sexual...

Vatican claims suspended bishop accused of sex abuse should be allowed to leave country for Rome job ORAN, Argentina, August 28, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican’s third-highest ranking prelate claimed in a letter to an Argentine judge that a bishop accused of sexual abuse against seminarians in Argentina has a job in Rome, even though he’s been suspended since January, Crux reported Wednesday. Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the Substitute for the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, signed a June 3 letter stating Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta is “employed by the Vatican” and must return to Rome “to continue his daily...

[Catholic Caucus] Argentina Criminally Charges Homosexual Bishop Close to Pope Francis SALTA, Argentina (ChurchMilitant.com) - A homosexual bishop from Argentina undergoing a canonical trial has been criminally charged with sexually abusing seminarians. The prosecutor's office in the Argentine province of Salta publicized the formal charge on Friday. Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta could be facing three to 10 years in prison for "aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization." Prosecutor Mónica Viazzi charged Zanchetta last Thursday with sexual abuse aggravated by his religious authority. Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta could be facing three to 10 years in prison for 'aggravated continuous sexual...

[Catholic Caucus] Argentine bishop at heart of phone porn scandal charged with abusing seminarians ROME - Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, one of Pope Francis’s first episcopal appointments in his home country, has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians and could face 3 to 10 years in prison.The information was released on Friday by the prosecutor’s office in the Argentine northern province of Salta. The bishop was charged with “aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization.”Zanchetta, the former bishop of Oran, was accused of “strange behavior” in 2015 when a diocesan secretary found pornographic pictures...

[Catholic Caucus] Francis’ Protegee Bishop Summoned to Be Charged The Orán prosecutor’s office, Argentina, requested to summon Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta in order to charge him. According to GrupoLaProvincia.com (May 16) a hearing is planned to indict Zanchetta for “simple [homo]sexual abuse” against two ex-seminarians who filed complaints against him. Zanchetta whom Pope Francis shelters in the Vatican, will be notified through the Argentinean Foreign Ministry and the Apostolic Nunciature in Buenos Aires. He was Oran Bishop until July 2017 when he suddenly retired and shortly after was appointed by Francis to a Vatican position. #newsSudeoegdzf

“Hot Photos” — The Vatican Knew about Zanchetta but Still Promoted Him An Argentine newspaper, El Tribuno, the first one to have reported on the Zanchetta case, published documents on Thursday [February 21] that demonstrate how bishops, the cardinal primate of Argentina, the nuncio, the Vatican, and the pope himself personally knew since 2015 about the case of a bishop who now faces a serious criminal charge of sexual abuse. In the last few days, the case has arrived in civil court, with a criminal accusation made by the victims of the former bishop of Oran. Based on photographs from...

Pope Francis on Sins of the Flesh At this point in the pontificate of the man from Argentina, it seems that the function of honest Catholic commentators is to chronicle its steady implosion into a heap of scandals and cover-ups.  Hence even a commentator as “mainstream” as Philip Lawler now declares that “since Francis was elected, the Vatican has actually moved backward [his emphasis] on two crucial fronts: the fight against sexual abuse and the quest for financial transparency. In this pontificate, the cause of reform is dead, unless the reform begins with the Pontiff himself.”Lawler was discussing in particular the affair...