Pope still has confidence in me, says former archbishop of Paris

FILE PHOTO: Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit blesses the French capital from the Sacre-Coeur Basilica of Montmartre in Paris as part of Easter ceremonies during a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Paris, who resigned in December after reports of a relationship with a woman, met Pope Francis and said the pope renewed his confidence in him, according to an interview published on Friday.

"Pope Francis renewed his support for me ... he repeated that he considered me a victim of hypocrisy and clericalism," Archbishop Michel Aupetit told the official Vatican News website.