. ▁ ▁Re yes ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁res ign ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁In ▁response ▁Re yes ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁res ign ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁liber ation ▁the ology , ▁which ▁advoc ated ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁freedom ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁ensure ▁spiritual ▁freedom . ▁Re yes ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁state ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁Jer on imo ▁Pr ig ione ▁were ▁attempting ▁to ▁replace ▁all ▁Mexico ▁b ish ops ▁that ▁support ▁liber ation ▁the ology , ▁cit ing ▁ 8 6 ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁b ish ops ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁been ▁replaced . ▁Re yes ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁proc laim ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁only ▁res ign ▁if ▁the ▁Pope ▁requested ▁it ▁of ▁him ▁personally ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁two ▁witness es , ▁later ▁stating : ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁Re yes ' s ▁accus ations , ▁Apost ol ic ▁N un cio ▁Arch bishop ▁Just o ▁M ull or ▁c ited ▁canonical ▁law m ▁which ▁stated ▁a ▁bishop ▁was ▁to ▁res ign ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁Further ▁accus ations ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Pr ig ione , ▁stating ▁Re yes ▁failed ▁to ▁submit ▁reports ▁to ▁the ▁V at ican ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁CO CE I ▁The ▁res ignation ▁request ▁was ▁the ▁cul min ation ▁of ▁many ▁accus ations ▁having ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁Re yes ▁had ▁previously ▁compla ined ▁of ▁accus ation ▁made ▁against ▁him