The cardinal had admitted in a letter on Monday to having “behaved in a reprehensible manner with a 14-year-old girl”.
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The Vatican announced on Friday November 11 that it had opened an investigation into Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, who admitted in a letter on Monday to be “misconduct with a 14-year-old girl”, 35 years ago. A preliminary investigation had been opened by the Marseille prosecutor’s office, after the facts were reported to the prosecutor by Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the Conference of Bishops of France.
“Following the elements that have emerged in recent days and following the declaration of Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, in order to complete the examination of what happened, it was decided to open a preliminary investigation [enquête préliminaire]“, explained to the journalists the director of the press service of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni. The Vatican is currently assessing “the person best suited to lead it, with the necessary autonomy, impartiality and experience”he added.