CANADA
The Globe and Mail
INGRID PERITZ
MONTREAL — The Globe and Mail
Published Tuesday, Sep. 16 2014
Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, a self-styled “workers’ priest” who was archbishop of Montreal for over two decades, is seriously ill in hospital.
The archdiocese of Montreal said Tuesday that the 78-year-old cardinal has been in hospital for a few weeks. He has been suffering from “fragile” health for several years, including complications related to diabetes, said Lucie Martineau, director of communications for the archdiocese. …
Cardinal Turcotte earned a reputation as a charismatic, approachable figure during his 22 years as archbishop of Montreal. His tenure wasn’t without tumult; he oversaw church-building closings, sexual-abuse scandals, and upheavals caused by Quebeckers’ growing disaffection with organized religion.
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