Cristián Precht Bañados

Cristián Precht Bañados (born 23 September 1940) is a Chilean Catholic former priest, known for his work during the military dictatorship in defense of human rights. He was vicar of the Vicariate of Solidarity between 1976 and 1979. In September 2018, he was laicized for his participation in cases of child sexual abuse.[1][2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Precht and the second or maternal family name is Bañados.
Cristián Precht Bañados
Born1940
CitizenshipChile
EducationSeminario Pontificio de Santiago
OccupationRoman Catholic priest
Years active1967–2018
ReligionRoman Catholic
Ordained6 August 1967
Laicized12 September 2018
Offices held
Exec. Secy. of the Comité Pro Paz, Vicariate of Solidarity, Vicar of eastern Santiago, Pastoral Secy. of the archdiocese, Vicar general of Ministry, V.P of the national papal commission, Vicar of Youth Ministry of Santiago, Episcopal Vicar for the Southern Zone, Executive Secy. of the Canonization Commission, Vicar General of Ministry of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Adjunct General Secy. of the Episcopal Conference of Latin America.

Career

Precht gained national recognition in the 1980s when he served as head of the Church's Vicariate of Solidarity human rights group that challenged ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet to end the practice of torture in Chile.[4]

In 1976, Precht was instrumental in the creation of APSI, a Chilean periodical opposed to the Pinochet regime[5] which published until 1995.[6]

He was accused of molesting boys, including those who came to him for confession, while visiting facilities of the Catholic religious institute the Marist Brothers, whom Chilean police have investigated regarding claims of sex abuse at many of the group's facilities.[7]

Precht was suspended from ministry between 2012 and 2017 after being convicted by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.[3] On 12 September 2018, Precht was convicted of sexually abusing minors and adults, and Pope Francis laicized him.[3]

See also

References
  1. Gálvez, Camila (15 September 2018). "Papa Francisco decreta expulsión del sacerdote Cristián Precht" [Pope Francis expels Cristián Precht]. El Mercurio de Santiago (in Spanish). EMOL. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. Archdiocese of Santiago (15 September 2018). "Comunicado Arzobispado de Santiago" [Communication from Santiago Archdiocese] (press release) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. San Martín, Inés (16 September 2018). "Chilean hero expelled from priesthood over sex abuse charges". Crux. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. Sherwood, Dave (September 15, 2018). "Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of child sex abuse". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  5. Francisca Araya Jofré (2007). Historia de la revista Apsi: el que se ríe se va al cuartel (pico para Pinochet). Nuevo Periodismo. Santiago: Lom Ediciones. p. 20. ISBN 978-956-282-944-1. OCLC 1026152018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. "APSI - Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile" [Chilean Memoir, National Library of Chile]. Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. Uria, Daniel (September 16, 2018). "Pope Francis expels Chilean priest accused of sexual abuse". upi.com. UPI. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
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