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Pope Francis begrudgingly accepts resignation of disgraced cardinal

By Becket Adams
Published October 12, 2018 12:54pm ET
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Pope Francis begrudgingly accepts resignation of disgraced cardinal
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, sprinkles Holy Water during Easter Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church.

Goodbye, cruel Wuerl.

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington’s archbishop, concluding a weeks-long scandal sparked by the revelation that one of the Catholic Church’s most prominent leaders enabled sexual abusers.

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