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(VATICAN CITY) – Pope Francis has authorized a "thorough study" of the Vatican archives into a prominent American cardinal advanced through church rankings, with allegations that he is pregnant with seminarians and young priests.
The Vatican issued a statement Saturday saying that it is a fact that such an investigation may produce evidence that
However, it said the Vatican would "follow the path of truth.
The statement did not address allegations that Francis knew of sexual misconduct allegations against now Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2013 and rehabilitated him anyway. Francis said he would not say a word about those allegations.
The Vatican knew as early as 2000 that the seminarians reported McCarrick pressured them to sleep with him.
