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The alleged abuse reports were pulled from a variety of sources, including a government tip line, police investigations, and abuse reports disclosed by the diocese itself.
Abuse allegations have shown a steady decline since 2020, averaging a 30% decrease annually, according to data accumulated over the past five years.
The dismissal reportedly happened in December 2024.
The Vatican on Tuesday said it would take ‘no further canonical procedure’ after an investigation into Quebec Cardinal Gerald Lacroix.
The allegations are included as part of a lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Quebec and were made public in court on Thursday.
Composed of six researchers from different backgrounds, the independent commission sought to understand the context and sectarian mechanisms that enabled Vanier, as a great spiritual figure, to use his power to take advantage of young women.
Father Xiu Hui Jiang also prevailed in two civil lawsuits related to the accusations.
The Archdiocese of Quebec is the subject of a civil-action suit. Eighty-eight clerics face accusations.
A Dec. 28 press release from the attorney general’s office said that the complainant in the case brought the allegations in 2019.
Bishop Libasci was a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre at the time of the alleged abuse, having been ordained in 1978.
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