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Canadian bishops lament Vanier’s misconduct, while affirming value of L’Arche

The Canadian bishops’ conference decried Monday the sexual misconduct of Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche International.

“It is with a heavy heart that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) learned over the weekend of the shocking results of an independent inquiry, undertaken at the initiative of L’Arche International, to investigate allegations of abuse by its founder Jean Vanier,” the bishops said on February 24.

The investigation detailed sexual misconduct by Vanier with six women without disabilities in the context of spiritual direction.

Praise the Lord

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