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Pope rules insufficient evidence to investigate Canadian cardinal
Thursday, 18 Aug 2022 11:54 PM MYT
VATICAN CITY, Aug 18 — Pope Francis has decided there is not sufficient evidence to open a Church investigation into Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet over allegations of sexual assault, the Vatican said in a statement today.
Ouellet was named earlier this week in a class action lawsuit against the Quebec Catholic diocese that alleged cases of sexual assault by some 88 priests and staff working at the diocese starting in 1940. — Reuters
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