Francis' Darling in La Plata Resigns after less than a Year (Update)

Francis has accepted the resignation of Gabriel Antonio Mestre, 55, who was appointed Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, less than a year ago.
In La Plata, an important archdiocese only 60 km from Buenos Aires, Mgr Mestre succeeded Tucho Fernández, whom Francis appointed Prefect of the Dicastery for the Destruction of the Faith.
No further details were given by the Vatican, but a scandal is looming in the background.
In 2017, Francis made Gabriel Mestre, then 48, a bishop and appointed him to Mar de Plata, a city in Argentina 400km south of Buenos Aires. Mestre succeeded Monsignor Antonio Marino whom Francis removed at the age of 75 because Marino was a good scholar and a dedicated pastor.
Two (!) bishops of Mar del Plata appointed by Francis after Mestre's departure for La Plata in 2023 resigned before being installed.
Mestre has made a name for himself in Mar de Plata as a topless promoter of tourism and heresy, as a persecutor of Catholics and, of course, as a promoter of homosexual …More