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By ALMUDENA CALATRAVAAssociated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) An Argentinian bishop appointed by Pope Francis to head a powerful Vatican office that oversees doctrinal orthodoxy rejects accusations that he refused to believe victims of sexual abuse by a priest in the South American country. He said he took some action after the allegations resurfaced in 2019. Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernndez, Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, was appointed head of the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, whose the mandate includes handling sexual abuse allegations filed against clergy. . US group BishopAccountability.org claims the prelate in 2019 refused to believe victims who accused priest Eduardo Lorenzo in the Archdiocese of La Plata of abusing boys.
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