France’s bishops have intervened in a growing scandal over the appointment of a convicted rapist to a senior diocesan post in Toulouse.
On 10 August 2025, the presidency of the Conference of Bishops of France issued a statement calling on Archbishop Guy de Kerimel to “reconsider the decision he had taken regarding the appointment of the chancellor of his diocese.” The bishops warned that “such an appointment to such an important position, canonically and symbolically, can only revive wounds, awaken suspicions and disconcert the people of God.”
