Cardinal Ouellet

The name of a prominent Vatican cardinal, who is regarded as a potential successor to Pope Francis, appears on a list made public as part of a new class ...

He had the final say in who was hired as a pastoral agent, according to Alain Arseneault, the lawyer representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. It was assigned to priest Jacques Servais, a theologian tasked with looking into the matter. "He was a lot more adjusted. I tried avoiding being in his presence as much as possible," she said. The cardinal is not facing any criminal accusations. It's the first time Ouellet's name appears in the legal proceedings.

The allegations are part of a series of claims made against clergy members that are included in two class-action lawsuits against the church that have been ...

claims that in February, 2010, at the ordination of a colleague, Cardinal Ouellet intercepted her and said that he should hug her again, because “there was no harm in spoiling oneself a bit.” He hugged her and slid his hand down the length of her back to above her buttocks, she alleges. The class-action suit against the diocese of Quebec City was first filed by two plaintiffs two years ago and initially only outlined allegations against two priests, dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. In the statement of claim, F. A decade later, after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down, Cardinal Ouellet acknowledged that he was among those considered front-runners to be the next pontiff. She was informed by e-mail a month later that the pontiff had appointed a Jesuit priest, Jacques Servais, to investigate. She alleges the cardinal hugged her, held her firmly against him, and rubbed her back with his hands before whispering in her ear and asking her name. She was an intern at the time, serving as a pastoral agent in the diocese. Shortly after being introduced to the cardinal, she claims, she felt the hands of a man forcefully massaging her shoulders – and when she turned, she saw that it was him. Wee said of the accusations. Her allegations are contained in a statement of claim made public Tuesday as part of the class-action lawsuit. The allegations have not been tested in court. The woman, identified in court documents only as F., claims Cardinal Ouellet’s repeated touching and unwanted attention left her feeling “chased” by one of Canada’s most powerful clerics.

UPDATE 9:33 a.m. Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec.

In the second lawsuit, against the Brothers of the Christian Schools of Francophone Canada, 193 alleged victims have accused 116 members of that organization of sexual assault. Montreal-based law firm Arsenault Dufresne Wee Avocats says that in the first lawsuit, against the Archdiocese of Quebec, about 101 alleged victims have accused about 88 priests or other clergy members of sexual assault. The allegations are part of a series of claims made against clergy members that are included in two class-action lawsuits against the church that have been authorized by a judge.

MONTRÉAL — Le nom du cardinal Marc Ouellet apparaît dans une action collective pour agression sexuelle qui vise 88 prêtres du Diocèse de Québec.

Les agressions auraient eu lieu «au presbytère et à la sacristie de l’église de Robertsonville, ainsi que dans un chalet situé à Saint-Joseph de Coleraine, alors qu’il était âgé de 12 ans». de raisonner la situation et même de la tourner en dérision, elle ressent un profond malaise face à la situation.» Malgré avoir dit à tous qu’ils se connaissaient très bien, il ignore vraisemblablement le nom et le poste occupé par F.», peut-on lire dans le document. Lors d’une réception au mois de novembre de la même année, le cardinal Ouellet aurait embrassé F. Selon le document, une jeune femme avait «l’impression d’être pourchassée» par le cardinal qui l’aurait massée, embrassée avec familiarité et lui aurait touché les fesses. Après un repas chez les Sœurs de la Charité à Beauport en août 2008, F.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec on ...

Ouellet is accused by a woman who says that he assaulted her multiple times while she worked as a pastoral intern for the Quebec archdiocese between 2008 and 2010, while he was Archbishop of Quebec. 16, includes the testimony of 101 people who say they were sexually assaulted by clerics or Church staff from 1940 to the present. Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec.

The Archdiocese of Quebec is the subject of a civil-action suit. Eighty-eight clerics face accusations.

And in January 2019, Cardinal Ouellet wrote that his congregation had blocked the U.S. Cardinal Ouellet, 78, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Amos, Quebec, in 1968, at age 23. Cardinal Ouellet is accused by a woman who says that he assaulted her multiple times while she worked as a pastoral intern for the Quebec Archdiocese, between 2008 and 2010, while he was archbishop of Quebec. It is false to present the measures taken against him as ‘sanctions’ decreed by Pope Benedict XVI and annulled by Pope Francis.” [According to the CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lawsuit-against-quebec-diocese-sexual-assault-1.6552456), the alleged incidents involving Cardinal Ouellet occurred at public events. 16, includes the testimony of 101 people who say they were sexually assaulted by clerics or Church staff from 1940 to the present.

Marc Ouellet is accused in a class action suit that targets more than 80 members of clergy in archdiocese of Quebec, court documents show.

The accuser says she had the feeling of being "chased after," according to the documents. In Canada, the Church is facing several class action suits related to sexual misconduct. She was then informed that Francis had named someone to investigate Ouellet. All cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible. Ouellet is now 78. Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet, once considered a strong candidate to be pope, has been accused of sexual assault in a class action suit that targets more than 80 members of the clergy in the archdiocese of Quebec.

Former archbishop of Quebec City is accused of inappropriately massaging and touching a woman's lower back over the course of several public events between ...

claims that in February, 2010, at the ordination of a colleague, Cardinal Ouellet intercepted her and said that he should hug her again, because “there was no harm in spoiling oneself a bit.” He hugged her and slid his hand down the length of her back to above her buttocks, she alleges. The class-action suit against the diocese of Quebec City was first filed by two plaintiffs two years ago and initially only outlined allegations against two priests, dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. In the statement of claim, F. A decade later, after Pope Benedict XVI stepped down, Cardinal Ouellet acknowledged that he was among those considered front-runners to be the next pontiff. She was informed by e-mail a month later that the pontiff had appointed a Jesuit priest, Jacques Servais, to investigate. She alleges the cardinal hugged her, held her firmly against him, and rubbed her back with his hands before whispering in her ear and asking her name. She was an intern at the time, serving as a pastoral agent in the diocese. Shortly after being introduced to the cardinal, she claims, she felt the hands of a man forcefully massaging her shoulders – and when she turned, she saw that it was him. Wee said of the accusations. Her allegations are contained in a statement of claim made public Tuesday as part of the class-action lawsuit. The allegations have not been tested in court. The woman, identified in court documents only as F., claims Cardinal Ouellet’s repeated touching and unwanted attention left her feeling “chased” by one of Canada’s most powerful clerics.

Before coming in third in the 2013 papal conclave, Ouellet allegedly touched the buttocks of a Quebec diocese intern in the house of God, class action suit ...

In January 2021, the claimant was urged to write a letter to Pope Francis outlining her allegations against Cardinal Ouellet. She was convinced by her new husband and friends to report the abuse to a church committee. was informed that the acts she reported suffering at the hands of two clergymen did, in fact, constitute sexual misconduct in the church’s view. At a lunchtime conference, she said, she was sitting at the back of the room when she felt two hands on her shoulders. “Cardinal Ouellet, when he committed these acts, knew what was going on,” Wee said. remains frozen during the intrusion and does not know how to react,” the statement of claim says. At a followup, in-person meeting with church officials on Dec. 3, 2020, but withheld the names of Ouellet and Manirabarusha. “She is troubled, and an uncomfortable feeling follows her for the rest of the day.” She did so on Dec. The lawsuit says she went through sexual assault training, at which time she realized that what she had suffered at the hands of Ouellet was uninvited touching of a sexual nature, and therefore sexual assault. And when she did bring up with others the discomfort she felt in Ouellet’s presence, it is alleged she was told, “He is so warm and that she is not the only woman to have this kind of ‘problem’ with him.”

Le nom du cardinal Marc Ouellet apparaît dans une action collective pour agression sexuelle qui vise 88 prêtres du Diocèse de Québec. Dans une demande.

de raisonner la situation et même de la tourner en dérision, elle ressent un profond malaise face à la situation.» Lors d'une réception au mois de novembre de la même année, le cardinal Ouellet aurait embrassé F. Malgré avoir dit à tous qu’ils se connaissaient très bien, il ignore vraisemblablement le nom et le poste occupé par F.», peut-on lire dans le document.

MONTRÉAL — Le nom du cardinal Marc Ouellet apparaît dans une action collective pour agression sexuelle qui vise 88 prêtres du Diocèse de Québec.

Les agressions auraient eu lieu «au presbytère et à la sacristie de l’église de Robertsonville, ainsi que dans un chalet situé à Saint-Joseph de Coleraine, alors qu’il était âgé de 12 ans». de raisonner la situation et même de la tourner en dérision, elle ressent un profond malaise face à la situation.» Malgré avoir dit à tous qu’ils se connaissaient très bien, il ignore vraisemblablement le nom et le poste occupé par F.», peut-on lire dans le document. Lors d’une réception au mois de novembre de la même année, le cardinal Ouellet aurait embrassé F. Selon le document, une jeune femme avait «l’impression d’être pourchassée» par le cardinal qui l’aurait massée, embrassée avec familiarité et lui aurait touché les fesses. Après un repas chez les Sœurs de la Charité à Beauport en août 2008, F.

Denver Newsroom, Aug 16, 2022 / 16:04 pm (CNA). Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit ...

And in January 2019, Ouellet wrote that his congregation had blocked the U.S. It is false to present the measures taken against him as ‘sanctions’ decreed by Pope Benedict XVI and annulled by Pope Francis.” Ouellet, 78, was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Amos in 1968, at age 23. [The suit](http://www.adwavocats.com/pdf20/2022-08-16-Demande-introductive-dinstance-QC-vf.pdf) says that the alleged victim wrote to Pope Francis about Ouellet in January 2021, and she received an email Feb. Ouellet is accused by a woman who says that he assaulted her multiple times while she worked as a pastoral intern for the Quebec archdiocese between 2008 and 2010, while he was Archbishop of Quebec. [According to the CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lawsuit-against-quebec-diocese-sexual-assault-1.6552456), the alleged incidents involving Ouellet occurred at public events.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, one of the most prominent Catholic leaders in Canada, is a key figure inside the Vatican bureaucracy, leading the department that ...

The next month, according to the filings, she was told that Francis had appointed the Rev. The allegations against Ouellet appear in a class-action lawsuit that was certified by a Quebec judge in May. She followed a friend’s recommendation and reported the alleged assaults to an independent advisory committee that hears allegations of sexual abuse in 2020, the lawsuit says. In the lawsuit, a woman identified only as “F.” accuses Ouellet of inappropriate touching and comments when he was archbishop of Quebec and she was a pastoral intern. His name still sometimes appears on lists of potential successors to Francis, though the 85-year-old pontiff has said he He has a reputation in the ideologically divided Church as being middle-of-the-road.

Cardinal Marc Oulet, who has already been approached to become pope, is the subject of sexual abuse allegations that he allegedly kissed and touched the.

Realizing that she must get away from Cardinal Mark Olette as soon as possible, the discomfort she feels is greater than ever. “We are taking note of the allegations against Cardinal Mark Olette. In January 2021, he was invited to write a letter to Pope Francis regarding the cardinal. In back slides his hand to her butt. said he had spoken to Cardinal Ouellet about the “discomfort” he was feeling. According to the document, the cardinal allegedly kissed her “introductoryly” and “held her firmly against him, hitting her on the back with his hands”. “It’s the second time they’ve seen each other this week and Cardinal Mark Ouellet tells her he can kiss her again because ‘it’s okay to spoil yourself a little'” , we may read. She would have been told, “He’s so hot, she’s not the only one who has this kind of ‘problem’ with him.” In the fall of 2008, during an event, he met the first, then Archbishop of Quebec, Marc Oulet. (His identity has been withheld) began training as a bishop in the Diocese of Quebec. Cardinal Ouellet, who accompanied the pope on his visit to Quebec last July, has not been criminally charged in the case. In August 2008, F.

Canadian media reported Tuesday that Cardinal Marc Ouellet has been accused in a class-action lawsuit of inappropriately touching an intern, ...

The priest apparently appointed to investigate the charges is a 73-year-old Belgian theologian who is mostly retired, and who spent most of his career working in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and teaching at the Pontifical Gregorian University. And more than 18 months of apparent inactivity, or at least no communication with the alleged victim, suggests to some that the pope has already decided what he will do — very little. But it is also true that more than four years after the McCarrick scandal broke, there is still no clarity about his spending habits, and very little about his network of friends and protectors. Of course, Pope Francis has not spoken yet about the allegations against Ouellet. This autumn, when Ouellet was already expected to retire from the Congregation for Bishops, it seems likely he’ll quietly resign, and remain in Rome. You depend on ‘The Pillar’ for accurate, reliable, and clear news on the life of the Church. Notably, Servais is not a canon lawyer, and does not seem to have experience in disciplinary matters. Zanchetta’s canonical trial took place in secrecy with no indication of the results. But the woman says that as of this summer, she has not heard whether the investigation has reached a conclusion. John Paul and Benedict XVI did not sufficiently handle allegations against the cardinal. It became more and more invasive, more and more intense to the point where I stopped attending events. Ouellet will most likely remain for some time in a middle ground, neither exonerated nor condemned.