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D. Theodore McCarrick resigned from the cardinalate
Vatican City, July 28, 2018 (Ecclesia) – Pope Francis suspended the public ministry of the former American archbishop D. Theodore McCarrick, accused of badual abuse, accepting his resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals
The announcement was made today in a statement issued by the press office of the Holy See
The Vatican declares that the cardinal up to # Here he sent a letter to the pope, in which he resigned. "As a member of the College of Cardinals,
Francis accepts this resignation and orders the suspension of the Archbishop Emeritus" from the exercise of any public ministry "and" the obligation to remain in a house that will be indicated for a life of prayer and repentance, "until the accusations that have been made are examined" in a regular canonical process. "
The President of the Pontifical Commission for Trusteeship (19659003) Cardinal Sean Patrick O Malley, Archbishop of Boston (USA), reacts to the controversy provoked by the McCarrick affair. [19659003"Theseallegedactionswhencommittedbyanyonearemorallyunacceptableandincompatiblewiththeroleofpriestbishoporcardinal"saysanote"CardinalO"MalleywhohasbeenattheheadofthePontificalCommissionfortheCustodyofMinorssince2014
The official was "deeply disturbed" by the news about 88-year-old cardinal Theodore McCarrick, considering that the same "traumatized a lot of Catholics.
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