Vatican to probe 'reprehensible' French cardinal in abuse case

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 13, 2022 12:05 am

VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Friday it was launching a preliminary investigation into French cardi-nal Jean-Pierre Ricard after he admitted to a 'reprehensible' act on a 14-year-old.

France's Catholic Church on Monday revealed that 11 former or serving French bishops have been ac-cused of sexual violence or failing to report abuse cases. This included Ricard, who confessed to as-saulting a girl decades ago.

BEHAVED BADLY French cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard arrives at the Synod Hall at the Vatican on March 23, 2006. AFP FILE PHOTO

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