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Eugene

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Fri Dec 28, 2018, 05:37 PM Dec 2018

The Vatican's investigation into Theodore McCarrick's alleged crimes is underway [View all]

Source: Washington Post

The Vatican’s investigation into Theodore McCarrick’s alleged crimes is underway

By Julie Zauzmer and
Chico Harlan December 28 at 1:49 PM

The Vatican has begun its long-promised investigation into the crimes allegedly committed by disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, with the intent of determining a punishment for the former high-ranking church leader.

McCarrick, who retired as archbishop of Washington in 2006 but remained a globe-trotting diplomat representing the Catholic Church and occasionally the U.S. State Department, was removed from ministry when the church determined in June that he had groped a teenager at a New York church almost 50 years ago.

Then more allegations came to light: The church had twice settled hushed cases brought by men who said McCarrick harassed them when they were seminarians or young priests. A Virginia man, James Grein, said McCarrick abused him for years, starting when he was 11.

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On Thursday, Grein said that the Vatican’s judicial process is now underway. He testified before an investigator representing the church, in an office of the Archdiocese of New York, on Thursday morning.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2018/12/28/vaticans-investigation-into-theodore-mccarricks-alleged-crimes-is-underway/
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