Brazilian Bishop Resigns After 'Explicit Video Of Him Performing A Sex Act On Himself' Leaks
A Brazilian bishop resigned on Wednesday, less than a week after a video spread on social media that featured someone, purported to be him, masturbating.
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva, who oversaw a diocese in Sao Paulo state, Sao Jose do Rio Preto.
At age 60, Ferreira is 15 years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops. Since 2015, he had reportedly been investigated by the Vatican for other accusations, including allegedly ignoring reports of sexual abuse in his diocese.
The Vatican, the Brazilian bishops conference and Ferreira's home diocese all announced the resignation but provided no details on the cause.
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