Anonymous Coward User ID: 76559610 United Kingdom 10/12/2018 07:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Pope accepts resignation of Washington archbishop in sex abuse crisis Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/pope-accepts-resign VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as archbishop of Washington, DC, the Vatican said on Friday (Oct 12), making him one of the most senior Catholic figures to step down in a worldwide sexual abuse crisis. Wuerl, 77, who was bishop of Pittsburgh between 1988 and 2006, has been under scrutiny over his handling of sexual abuse cases during that period. He keeps the title of cardinal. Read more at [ link to www.channelnewsasia.com (secure)] In a letter by the pope released in Washington, Francis indicated that he accepted the resignation reluctantly and at Wuerl's insistence. He asked Wuerl to stay on as administrator until another archbishop could be appointed. Wuerl has been under fire since the release in August of a US Grand Jury report on sexual abuse found evidence that at least 1,000 people, mostly children, had been sexually abused by some 300 clergymen over the course of 70 years. The report covered six diocese in Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh when it was led by Wuerl. Read more at [ link to www.channelnewsasia.com (secure)] |
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User ID: 72795234 United States 10/12/2018 07:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Pope accepts resignation of Washington archbishop in sex abuse crisis Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/pope-accepts-resign Ah yes, the old Friday afternoon resignation for less media scrutiny ploy. Apollo astronauts could not have passed through Van Allen’s Belt; Van Allen wore suspenders.
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