Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop accused of sexual abuse, dies at 94
- Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop of Washington, died at age 94 in Missouri, confirmed by Cardinal Robert McElroy.
- McCarrick was defrocked in 2019 after a Vatican investigation found he had molested adults and children, leading to significant scandal for the Catholic Church.
- The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests stated that McCarrick was one of the most notorious and powerful abusers in the modern history of the Catholic Church, emphasizing he never stood trial.
- Despite McCarrick's death, SNAP's Peter Isely remarked, 'McCarrick may be dead, but his many victims are not,' highlighting the ongoing pain caused by his actions.
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Theodore McCarrick, who was found guilty of soliciting adults and minors for sexual intercourse, has been defrocked by Pope Francis.
Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic prelate to face criminal charges for the sexual abuse of a minor, died Thursday (April 3), according to Vatican media.
Defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic prelate to face criminal charges for the sexual abuse of a minor, died Thursday (April 3), according to Vatican media.

Disgraced former cardinal McCarrick dies at 94
(OSV News) — The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations of credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors and misconduct against adults, has died in Missouri. He was 94. Archbishop of Washington from 2001-2006 and a once powerful figure in the Catholic Church in the U.S. known to successfully fundraise for Vatican causes, McCarrick was removed from ministry at the direction of t…
RIP Theodore McCarrick - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
There are some lives that even the most optimistic among us dare not eulogize; Theodore E. McCarrick’s life might very well fall into that category. Once the highest prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the former cardinal and archbishop of Washington was defrocked and forced to resign in 2018 after it was revealed publicly that he had been sexually abusing minors and seminarians for years. McCarrick died April 3 at the age…
Theodore McCarrick died at the age of 94. The once highly respected Archbishop of Washington was outlawed after an abuse scandal in 2018, and the ecclesiastical dignity was deprived of him. As "Uncle Ted" he showed his other face.
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