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New Zealand police end abuse probe into cardinal

Retired Cardinal John Dew said that ‘these alleged events never happened.’

Luke Coppen
Mar 07, 2024
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New Zealand’s Cardinal John Dew will face no charges after police ended a 10-month investigation into an abuse allegation that the retired Archbishop of Wellington firmly denies. 

Cardinal John Dew, the former Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand. Screenshot from @catholicwellingtonnz YouTube channel.

Dew said March 7 that the police had informed him “th…

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