Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a prominent US cardinal who is accused of sexually abusing a teenager nearly five decades ago, the Vatican said Saturday. Theodore McCarrick, the former ...
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus Theodore McCarrick waves to fellow bishops as he attends the midday prayer service at the Cathedral of St. Matthews in Washington September 23, 2015. [File, Reuters] Pope ...
In a letter released on Tuesday, the Cardinal explains that he had considered resigning already two years ago, upon turning 75, had discussed it then with Pope Francis, and had been encouraged by him ...
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington DC archbishop Donald Wuerl, who has been blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests. Cardinal Wuerl, 77, had offered to ...