Theodore McCarrick, former cardinal accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
He ascended to high levels of the Catholic Church before allegations of misconduct and an investigation led Pope Francis to strip him of his title and priesthood.
(Stephen Crowley | The New York Times) Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after a Mass for Pope John Paul II in Washington on April 1, 2005. McCarrick — the former archbishop of Washington and the highest American prelate of the Catholic Church to be accused of sexually abusing minors and seminarians, a charge that stripped him of his ministry, his place in the College of Cardinals and his priesthood, reducing him to the status of a layman — has died.