Quebec City cardinal withdraws from duty amid sexual assault allegations in class-action suit
A high-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is temporarily withdrawing from his duties after sexual assault allegations surfaced.
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![Newly-elected Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix attends a mass in the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. Pope Francis has given a sort of code of conduct to new cardinals, the select group of churchmen who advise him, help shape policy and elect new pontiffs. The pontiff on Sunday told the 19 men he elevated to cardinals' rank a day earlier to avoid behaving like they were in a royal court. Francis' commandments for the cardinals? A person praying.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3993966.1706202063!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cardinal-gerald-cyprien-lacroix.jpg)
A high-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec is temporarily withdrawing from his duties after sexual assault allegations surfaced.