Pope defends decision to reject French cardinal's resignation

Pope Francis on Sunday defended his decision to reject the resignation of Philippe Barbarin, the French Roman Catholic cardinal convicted on charges of failing to report sexual abuse.Speaking to reporters on the plane returning from a two-day trip to Morocco, Francis said he was obliged to give the archbishop of Lyon the benefit of the doubt until his appeal is heard."I can't accept it because in juridical terms, in classic world jurisprudence, there is the presumption of innocence as long as th