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Pope Rules Out Sexual Misconduct Probe of Canadian Cardinal

  • #Sex crimes
  • #Lawsuits
  • #Crime
  • #Vatican
  • #Canada
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AUG 2022
Image copyright: CNS [via Catholic Philly]
story last updated AUG 2022

The Spin

Narrative A

While the allegations against Ouellet are serious, they are just that; allegations. The Pope rightly and quickly launched an investigation that found there to be insufficient evidence to support the claims. The church must now address the class-action lawsuit and do its utmost to ensure justice.

NCR

Narrative B

The preliminary investigation goes directly against Pope Francis' 2019 motu proprio, which states that investigations must be free from conflict of interest. Father Jacques Servais, a colleague of Ouellet, would have likely had a hard time remaining impartial, thus invalidating the "investigation." The decision to drop any subsequent probes is yet another failure by the Pope Francis to adequately address allegations of misconduct.

Catholic Philly

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