VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops, bringing to seven the number who have stepped down since a sexual abuse scandal swept the nation's Roman Catholic Church.
A Vatican statement on Friday said the two were Bishop Carlos Eduardo Pellegrيn Barrera of the diocese of San Bartolomé de Chillلn, and Bishop Cristiلn Enrique Contreras Molina of the diocese of San Felipe.
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