The Vatican announced Friday it will be looking into the allegations that a member of its department that sanctions abuse cases in the Catholic Church sexually abused a 14-year-old more than 40 years ago.
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard confessed Monday that he kissed the teenage girl whose parents made the allegations as soon as he was appointed into a department investigating a Catholic association that runs foster homes. The cardinal is a voting member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which adjudicates sexual abuse cases involving clergy.
“As a result of the elements that have emerged in the last few days and the statement made by the cardinal, in order to complete the examination of what happened, it has been decided to initiate an [preliminary investigation],” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement.
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