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| Philippe Barbarin: French cardinal to face trial for not reporting child abuse | Philippe Barbarin: French cardinal to face trial for not reporting child abuse |
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| A senior French cardinal, Philippe Barbarin, is to be tried for not reporting historical child abuse, according to reports. | |
| The clergyman, who is also the Archbishop of Lyon, was once tipped as a successor to Pope Francis. | |
| But he and six other priests have been ordered to appear in court for allegedly not reporting abuse said to be committed by another clergyman, Bernard Preynat, in the 1980s. | |
| His alleged victims have now accused Father Barbarin and others of not reporting the crimes to the authorities. | |
| If follows the refusal of a French prosecutor to put him on trial for the alleged offence last year. | |
| Father Barbarin, who has denied the claims, is the most senior priest to be implicated in the scandal. | |
| The trial will take place next April. | |
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