Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94

Theodore McCarrick dies at 94; Catholic cardinal was defrocked amid sex abuse allegations

By David Crary | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died. He was 94. Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy issued a statement Friday confirming McCarrick’s death a day earlier but provided no details. His statement focused on those McCarrick abused. “At this moment I am esp…

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94

McCarrick had been removed from ministry at the direction of the Vatican in June 2018 due to a credible allegation of sexual abuse of a teenager investigated by the Archdiocese of New York.

Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Defrocked Over Sex Abuse, Dies at 94

Theodore E. McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and the highest American prelate of the Roman 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. He was 94. Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of Washington, confirmed the death in a statement, which provided …

He was one of the highest-ranking cardinals to be involved in the investigation that tore through the veil of silence on abuses in the Church in America

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94

(OSV News) — The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94. Archbishop of Washington from 2001-2006 and a once powerful figure in the Catholic Church in the U.S. known to successfully fundraise for Vatican causes, McCarrick was removed from ministry at the direction of t…

Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94

Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who was accused of sexually abusing minors and adults, has died, according to a statement by his successor, Cardinal Robert McElroy.