![WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER, 23: Cardinal Archbishop emeritus Theodore McCarrick (C) greets Pope Francis (L) during Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope is on a three-day visit of Washington, D.C. as part of a larger visit to the U.S. (Photo by Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180728122309-01-file-cardinal-theodore-mccarrick.jpg?q=x_0,y_173,h_1665,w_2959,c_crop/w_1280)
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Pope accepts resignation of prominent cardinal (2018)
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who led the Archdiocese of Washington, after decades-old allegations of sexual abuse of a teenage altar boy forced the Vatican to remove him from ministry.
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![WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER, 23: Cardinal Archbishop emeritus Theodore McCarrick (C) greets Pope Francis (L) during Midday Prayer of the Divine with more than 300 U.S. Bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Pope is on a three-day visit of Washington, D.C. as part of a larger visit to the U.S. (Photo by Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180728122309-01-file-cardinal-theodore-mccarrick.jpg?q=x_0,y_173,h_1665,w_2959,c_crop/w_250)
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