Pope Francis defrocks ex-Cardinal McCarrick over sexual abuse allegations

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Pope Francis defrocks ex-Cardinal McCarrick over sexual abuse allegations
By Mary Tyler March - 02/16/19 06:17 AM EST

Pope Francis has dismissed ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the priesthood after an investigation found him guilty of sexually abusing minors and adult seminarians over a decades-long period, the Vatican said Saturday.

The New York Times reported that McCarrick's expulsion likely marks the first time a cardinal or bishop in the U.S. has been defrocked by the Roman Catholic Church and represents the first instance of a cardinal being dismissed over sexual abuse.

In a statement from the church's doctrinal watchdog, the Vatican said the church had found McCarrick, 88, guilty of several charges, including “sins” with minors and adults, “with the aggravating factor of the abuse of power.”

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[Slide Rule]

At this rate, the sexual problem will be eradicated in a century or two.

:)

[Smokin Joe]

This is the equivalent of kicking Bill Clinton out of the Democrat Party for Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey, Kathy Shelton, and Jennifer Flowers, and since the allegations came out in the early 2000s, it's happened a lot quicker. Better late than never.