Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, head of the Archdiocese of Quebec, has temporarily stepped aside from his duties as archbishop after being accused in a lawsuit.
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix has been accused in Canada of sexually assaulting a female teenager, as part of a class action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec, court documents showed Thursday. In the original suit, cardinal Marc Ouellet was accused of sexually abusing a female intern from 2008 to 2010.
The newly appointed bishop speaks Spanish, French, and English but also knows sign language and has basic knowledge of the language of the Indigenous Mi’kmaq,.
An event for families at the cathedral will be offered in September 2024, which includes a “lively artistic itinerary” and will take place Sept. 20–22.