Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris, who had offered to step down to avoid "becoming a source of divisions," after an article in the Le Point weekly claimed he mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general. The pope also named retired Archbishop Georges Pontier to temporarily lead the archdiocese as the apostolic administrator.
A news article claimed Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general. He has opposed liberal legislation on abortion, euthanasia and bioethics.