Bishop Juan Barros

Bishop Juan Barros was accused of covering up the acts of a notorious abuser. Pope Francis enraged thousands of Catholics in Chile when he appointed Barros as bishop of Osorno in 2015.

Their announcement on Friday follows an emergency meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the drawn-out scandal.

On the last day of his visit to Chile, Pope Francis set the simmering resentment that some hold against the Catholic Church to a full boil.