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Vatican investigation faults many, including two former popes, for Theodore McCarrick’s rise despite sexual misconduct

(Massimo Sambucetti | AP file photo) U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C., shakes hands with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2001. A report by the Vatican released Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 implicates Pope John Paul II in elevating McCarrick despite allegations of sexual misconduct.

(Massimo Sambucetti | AP file photo) U.S. Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, D.C., shakes hands with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Feb. 23, 2001. A report by the Vatican released Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 implicates Pope John Paul II in elevating McCarrick despite allegations of sexual misconduct.

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By Nicole Winfield | The Associated Press