Theodore McCarrick

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in 1970s sexual assault …

In this May 16, 2006 file photo former Washington Archbishop, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pauses during a press conference in Washington. McCarrick, the once-influential American cardinal who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a wedding reception at Wellesley College in the 1970s, court records show. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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San Jose-based Catholic bishop under investigation says …

U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick arrives for a meeting on the eve of the start of a conclave on March 11, 2013, at the Vatican. (Credit: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Vatican says Pope John Paul II, others knew of McCarrick’s …

In this Feb. 23, 2001 file photo, U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C., shakes hands with Pope John Paul II during the General Audience with the newly appointed cardinals in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. (Massimo Sambucetti/Associated Press)

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Accused of Sexually …

U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick arrives for a meeting on the eve of the start of a conclave on March 11, 2013, at the Vatican. (Credit: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Accepts Resignation of L.A. Bishop Accused of Misconduct …

Bishop Alexander Salazar during a community prayer meeting in 2015 to commemorate the death of the Rev. Oscar A. Romero. (Credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)