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Pope Francis accepts Cardinal McCarrick’s resignation as cardinal

VATICAN – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the College of Cardinals of Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, and has ordered him to maintain “a life of prayer and penance” until a canonical trial examines accusations that he sexually abused minors.The announcement came first from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and a few minutes later from the Vatican press office.The press office said July 28 that the previous evening Pope Francis had received Cardinal McCarrick’s letter of “resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals.””Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has

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