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Declaration of the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, 18.08.2022

With respect to the allegations reported in the press in recent days regarding His Eminence Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, declares that: “having completed the preliminary investigation entrusted by the Pope to Fr. Jacques Servais, S.J., the conclusion of which is that there are no elements for initiating a trial against Cardinal Ouellet for sexual assault, having again consulted with Fr. Servais and having received confirmation that ‘Il n'y a aucun motif fondé pour ouvrir une enquête pour agression sexuelle de la personne F. de la part du Card. M. Ouellet. Ni dans son rapport écrit et envoyé au Saint-Père, ni dans le témoignage via Zoom que j'ai recueilli par la suite en présence d'un membre du Comité diocésain ad hoc, cette personne n'a porté une accusation qui fournirait matière à une telle enquête’, following further relevant consultations, Pope Francis declares that there are insufficient elements to open a canonical investigation for sexual assault by Cardinal Ouellet against person F”.