CBS News reports:
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington DC, has been removed from public ministry after an accusation he abused a teen nearly 50 years ago while serving as a priest in New York archdiocese. McCarrick, now at age 87, previously served as archbishop of Newark in New Jersey.
The cardinal maintains his innocence but has accepted the ruling that the accusation was credible. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York was tasked to investigate the allegation with a board from the Archdiocese of New York.
After finding the allegations credible, Dolan recommended McCarrick be kept from public ministry until a final decision by the Vatican is made. As archbishop of Washington from 2001 to 2006, McCarrick oversaw an archdiocese of more than 500,000 Catholics and 115 parochial schools in the District and Maryland. Pope John Paul II later elevated McCarrick to the College of Cardinals.
“Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who led the Archdiocese of Washington and was a political force in the nation’s capital, said on Wednesday that he has been removed from public ministry by the Vatican because of a decades-old allegation of sexual abuse.” https://t.co/GW3DXb6RbR
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 20, 2018
The Church confirms what I have known since 2002: that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is a molester. There’s lots more to come out about this story. All those priests & laymen who contacted me about it back then, but wdn’t go on the record: SPEAK UP NOW! https://t.co/OBjl0KMomW
— Rod Dreher (@roddreher) June 20, 2018
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former DC archbishop, removed from public ministry following “credible and substantiated” allegations of sexual abuse nearly 45 years ago. McCarrick, 87, released a statement maintaining his innocence. https://t.co/GbUsoL6usi
— Michael J. O’Loughlin (@MikeOLoughlin) June 20, 2018
After “credible and substantiated” allegations of historical sexual abuse of a minor, Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, member of “Team Bergoglio” who lobbied for the election of Pope Francis, order by Holy See to “no longer to exercise public ministry” https://t.co/eZubKB7euH pic.twitter.com/VymZ0sFZ8L
— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) June 20, 2018
I’m just going to go ahead and assume Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is trending for being a pedophile and that the Catholic Church isn’t going to do much of anything about it.
— Juke Joint Jezebel (@MercurialMiss) June 20, 2018