Pope rules insufficient evidence to investigate Canadian cardinal

2022.08.18 18:46

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis talks to Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Canada as he inaugurates the work of the International Symposium “For a fundamental theology of the priesthood” at the Vatican, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – 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 on Thursday.

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.

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