Theodore McCarrick, Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 94

He ascended to the highest levels of the Roman Catholic Church before allegations of misconduct in 2018, and an investigation led Pope Francis to strip him of his title and priesthood.Theodore E. McCarrick in Rome in 2013. An investigation in 2018 concluded that he had molested a teenage altar server in 1971 and 1972, while he was a monsignor in New York City.