July
28, 2018
WASHINGTON—Pope
Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop
Emeritus of Washington, from the College of Cardinals.
Pope
Francis has also imposed on Cardinal McCarrick suspension ad divinis
and directs him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion until the
completion of the canonical process.
The
statement of this resignation and these stipulations was publicized in Rome on
July 28, 2018.
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Keywords:
Pope Francis, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archdiocese of Washington, College
of Cardinals, canonical process
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