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Pope Francis, Cardinal Ricard, and a stern “Call to Action”

September 28, 2023 Christopher R. Altieri 22

Historians will not want for points from which to date the breakdown of Pope Francis’s reign. Whether it was the appalling rehabilitation of disgraced Cardinal Godfried Danneels – who was on the loggia when Francis […]

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“Where does this leave us?”

November 14, 2022 Christopher R. Altieri 21

“Where does this leave us?” That was the question a friend put to me during the week, after news broke of another powerful cardinal in trouble for misbehaving with minors. Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, emeritus of […]

The Dispatch

French cardinal confesses to sexual abuse

November 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 14

Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard / YouTube / KTOTV (screenshot)

Rome Newsroom, Nov 7, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA).
A French cardinal said on Monday that he had abused a 14-year-old girl several decades ago and was making himself available to authorities.C… […]

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