Theodore Edgar McCarrick
Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born July 7, 1930) is a laicized American archbishop and former cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] He was the Archbishop of Washington D.C. from 2001 to 2006, and was promoted to cardinalate in 2001. From 1986 to 2000, he was the Archdoicese of Newark.
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McCarrick was born in New York City.[2] He studied in Switzerland before transferring to Fordham University.
In June 2018, McCarrick was removed from the public ministry by Pope Francis after it was discovered that McCarrick sexually abused a 16 year old boy in New York years ago.[3][4] A few days later, three more men accused McCarrick of sexual abuse.[5] A month later, another man from New Jersey accused McCarrick of sexual abuse.[6]
On July 27, 2018, Pope Francis ordered McCarrick to observe "a life of prayer" and accepted his resignation from the College of Cardinals.[7] McCarrick became the first person to resign from the College of Cardinals since 1927 and the first cardinal to resign following allegations of sexual abuse.[8]
On February 13, 2019, McCarrick was laicized.[9]
In August 2023, a judge said McCarrick was not fit to stand trial because it is believed McCarrick has dementia.[10]