Pope Accepts Resignation of U.S. Cardinal at Center of Sexual Abuse Scandal The Vatican said Pope Francis had told Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop of Washington, to remain in seclusion while accusations against him were examined. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Cuts to AIDS Treatment Programs Could Cost a Million LivesWhat Ariana Grande Represents to Her FansEurope Edition: Manchester, Roger Moore, Donald Trump: Your Wednesday BriefingPope Francis and Donald Trump Meet at the VaticanEuropean Leaders Hope to Win Trump’s FavorAt Vigil After Manchester Attack: ‘We Stand Together’