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Articles tagged Cardinal Marc Ouellet
Vatican protests after French court fined Cardinal Ouellet for expelling nun from traditional convent
The Vatican criticized a ruling by a court in Lorient condemning Cardinal Marc Ouellet, his apostolic visitors, and a Dominican community for their ‘disgraceful and vexatious’ dismissal of Sister Marie Ferréol.
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French court fines Cardinal Ouellet for unjustly dismissing nun from traditional community
The French court of Lorient condemned Cardinal Marc Ouellet, his accompanying two apostolic visitors, and a Dominican community of nuns for their ‘disgraceful and vexatious’ dismissal of Sister Marie Ferréol.
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Cdl. Ouellet firmly denies fresh allegations of sexual misconduct
The claims emerged as part of a legal battle initiated by Pamela Groleau, who accused Ouellet of sexual misconduct last year.
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Pope forbids permanent ‘Synodal Council’ in Germany while bishops’ conference president remains defiant
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg scoffed at the instructions, calling any concerns 'unfounded.'
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Cdl. Ouellet sues woman for defamation after she claimed he sexually assaulted her
The accusations against the cardinal are part of a class action lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec.
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Former co-leader of German Synodal Way explains tactics used to stop Vatican from intervening
Professor Thomas Sternberg, who started the Synodal Way in 2019 with Cardinal Reinhard Marx, said that Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, attempted 'to stop the whole thing' in the beginning.
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Cdl. Müller slams Synodal Way as ‘openly heretical and schismatic’ after German bishops visit Rome
Proponents of the German 'Synodal Way' are 'propagandists of a secularized church that has distanced itself from Christ, who want to cast out the violations of the natural and revealed anthropology and sexual morality by destroying it,' writes Cardinal Müller.
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Traditional French bishop targeted by Vatican will no longer accept new religious communities
The announcement raises the question of whether Bishop Dominique Rey is caving to unjust orders, but things are more complex than that.
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Pope Francis says there are ‘insufficient elements’ to launch investigation into Cdl. Ouellet
'Having completed the preliminary investigation entrusted by the Pope to Fr. Jacques Servais, S.I., the conclusion of which was that there are no elements to initiate a trial against Cardinal Ouellet for sexual assault,' the Vatican said Thursday.
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