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

US cardinal defrocked for sex abuse dies at 94

The first cardinal to be defrocked by the Pope over allegations of sexual abuse has died in the United States, a senior US churchman said Friday.

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…

Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Accused of Sexual 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 — died on Friday. He was 94. Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, archbishop of Washington, confirmed the death in a statement, which pro…

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington who was accused of sexually abusing minors and adults, has died, according to a statement from his successor, Cardinal Robert McElroy. “Today I learned of the death of Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington. At this time, I have a special thought for those he harmed during the course of his priestly ministry. Through their enduring pain, may we remain s…

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 …