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Pope Francis says Vatican knew for years about Abbé Pierre's sexual assaults and legacy

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Pope Francis has condemned the conduct of Abbé Pierre, a Catholic priest and founder of the Emmaus Community, as a "crime and disgrace". Abbé Pierre's reputation has been tarnished by 17 new claims of sexual misconduct, revealed by Emmaus International. The allegations have destroyed his image as a symbol of virtue in France, where he was once voted the third-greatest French person of all time. A total of 24 women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and harassment against Abbé Pierre, who was a prominent campaigner for the homeless and a beloved public figure in France.

  1. CA
    André Paul
    Catholic Church
    1. That's why he had to leave the country with express instructions never to return. The affair had been investigated by the police and the courts. The cardinal of Montreal intervened so that Abbé Pierre wasn't prosecuted, on the condition that he never set foot in the country again.
    2. A Quebecois priest revealed to me that he had sexually assaulted women in Montreal.
  2. FR
    Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church
    1. Bishops in the know and Emmaüs administrators hushed up the cases.
  3. FR
    Adrien Chaboche
    Emmaus Community
    1. There are certainly other acts, we expect to hear other accounts. The hotline will remain open for now at least until the end of the year.
    2. From now on, Abbé Pierre – for everyone, and especially for the people that have been victims of violence – is the picture of a sexual predator.
  4. FR
    Axelle Brodiez-Dolino
    French National Center for Scientific Research
    1. The image of purity, of solidarity, of empathy that he had is crumbling.
    2. That doesn't change the good that he did in the past.

Abbé Pierre Sex Abuse

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.The New York Times
  4. 4.Radio France
  5. 5.Times

perspectives

  1. 1.Sexual Aggression
  2. 2.Catholic Church
  3. 3.Emmaus Charity

countries

  1. 1.CanadaCA
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.SingaporeSG
  4. 4.United StatesUS
  5. 5.Holy See (Vatican City State)VA

organizations

  1. 1.Catholic Church
  2. 2.Egaé
  3. 3.Emmaus Community
  4. 4.Abbé Pierre Foundation
  5. 5.Conference of Religious of France
  6. 6.CORREF
  7. 7.French National Center for Scientific Research
  8. 8.Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the ChurchFR
  9. 9.L'Arche

persons

  1. 1.Abbé Pierre
  2. 2.Adrien ChabocheFR
  3. 3.André PaulCA
  4. 4.Aurelien Breeden
  5. 5.Axelle Brodiez-DolinoFR
  6. 6.Carlos Ximenes Belo
  7. 7.Henri Grouès
  8. 8.Jean Vanier
  9. 9.Pope FrancisAR
  10. 10.Raymond Etienne
  11. 11.Véronique Margron

technicals

  1. 1.Nobel Peace Price
  2. 2.World War II