Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 4, 2022 / 15:00 pm
The Argentine Bishops’ Conference expressed Friday its closeness to the victims of Bishop Gustavo Oscar Zanchetta, sentenced to prison for sexually abusing seminarians, and renewed their commitment to eradicate these abusive behaviors.
“Having learned of the court ruling in which Gustavo Zanchetta, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of San Ramón de la Nueva Orán, has been convicted, we want to express our closeness to the victims and express a strong and sincere request for forgiveness on behalf of the entire Church,” the bishops said in a March 4 statement.
The Argentine bishops noted that "these painful events renew us in the committed and urgent task of eradicating this type of abusive behavior."
They also expressed their commitment to "continue working hard for the implementation of the measures that the Holy See has requested from the Dioceses of the whole world in the search for truth and justice."