A potential papal successor, who has also been accused of sexually assaulting a 23-year-old intern, rebuffed a clergy rape victim while he was archbishop of Quebec.
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been a possible papal candidate in recent conclaves, refused to accept responsibility for a priest in the archdiocese of Quebec who raped his 17-year-old maid in the rectory.
“Rape is a criminal act. And those who hide criminal acts and increase the sufferings of the victims are also criminals,” the victim, France Bédard, said after Ouellet rebuffed her appeal for justice.
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Bédard says she battled the Quebec archdiocese for decades after Fr. Armand Therrien raped her in 1965. The victim was working as a maid in the village of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (a town near Quebec City known for its rock quarries) when the crime occurred.
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