![]() Rivoire, who is now in his early 90s and lives in a retirement home in Lyon, France, has long faced accusations that he sexually abused Inuit children while he was a priest in Nunavut. They said it will aim to understand how past allegations against Rivoire were addressed within the Catholic congregation, including the circumstances under which he left Canada, and identify improvements to Oblate policies and governance to better protect minors and ensure accountability. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate, OMI Lacombe Canada and the Oblates of the Province of France announced last week that Denis, formerly with the Quebec Superior Court, is leading the Oblate Safeguarding Commission. Its president, Natan Obed, has appealed to Pope Francis for a resolution. The group added that it continues to call for action to ensure Rivoire answers to the allegations against him. "We hope that Justice Denis’ independent review will help to bring about necessary governance change within the Oblates and the Catholic Church more broadly as well as bring a small measure of peace to victims through an assurance that such decisions are not repeated." ![]() ![]() "We look forward to engaging with Justice André Denis and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to achieve a greater understanding of the decisions that contributed to the unconscionable situation of an accused criminal being allowed to evade justice," Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said in a statement. IQALUIT, Nunavut - A national group representing Inuit says it hopes a review into how the Oblates handled allegations of a former priest sexually abusing children in Nunavut will bring change within the Catholic Church.Ī retired Quebec judge has been tasked with leading the review into how the Oblates handled the abuse allegations against Johannes Rivoire. ![]()
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