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- Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Theodore McCarrick, a cardinal and the former archbishop of Washington, DC.
- McCarrick was one of the US Catholic Church's most prominent figures.
- His resignation comes after several men came forward and accused him of sexual abuse.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation as a cardinal of Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, D.C. and one of the U.S. Catholic Church's most prominent figures, who has been at the center of allegations of sex abuse with minors and young seminarians.
McCarrick was the first cardinal to lose his red hat in living memory. The scandal surrounding him has stunned the American Church because he was a widely respected leader for decades and was a confidant of popes and presidents.
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