July 28, 2018
WASHINGTON—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of
Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops, has issued the following statement upon Pope Francis’s acceptance of
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s resignation from the College of Cardinals. Pope
Francis has also imposed on Cardinal McCarrick, suspension ad divinis and
has directed him to observe a life of prayer and penance in seclusion until the
completion of the canonical process.
Cardinal DiNardo’s full statement follows:
“I thank the Holy Father for his leadership in taking
this important step. It reflects the priority the Holy Father places on the
need for protection and care for all our people and the way failures in this
area affect the life of the Church in the United States.”
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Keywords: Pope Francis, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops, USCCB, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, College of Cardinals,
resignation, canonical process
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