Pope tells bishops to fight abuse, culture behind it
McCarrick was a powerful and popular prelate who funneled millions in donations to the Vatican. He apparently got a calculated pass for what many in the church hierarchy would have either discounted as ideological-fueled rumor or brushed off as a mere “moral lapse” in sleeping with adult men.
Francis in July accepted McCarrick’s resignation as a cardinal after a U.S. church investigation determined that an allegation he fondled a teenage altar boy in the 1970s was credible.
McCarrick’s lawyer has said the allegations against him are serious and that he intends to invoke his right to due process at the appropriate time.
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