Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet to retire in wake of misconduct allegations

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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been embroiled in allegations of misconduct stemming from his time as archbishop of Quebec, is retiring, the Vatican announced Monday.

Ouellet has been head of the Vatican’s powerful bishops’ office

Photo of a cardinal dressed in black and speaking in front of a microphone.
Cardinal Marc Ouellet is seen in this 2010 photo when he was still the archbishop of the archdiocese of Quebec. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been embroiled in allegations of misconduct stemming from his time as archbishop of Quebec, is retiring, the Vatican announced Monday.

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