French cardinal faces inquiry over child abuse allegations
by Agence France-Presse from on (#65KJ4)
Retired bishop made cardinal by pope confessed to reprehensible' acts with 14-year-old girl in 1980s
French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into child abuse by a cardinal after he confessed publicly to reprehensible" acts with a 14-year-old girl in the 1980s.
Jean-Pierre Ricard, a retired bishop made a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2016, was named among 11 senior clergymen who face sexual abuse allegations in an announcement by the French Catholic Church on Monday.
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