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Asked about what had been published under his name in the Catholic outlets, Vigano said, «I confirm that it is my text and that I wrote it.»
The letter sent shockwaves through the Catholic world as Francis prepared to speak before a massive crowd Sunday at Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Francis and other church leaders are facing a bitterly polarized Catholic Church and some Francis critics, including Vigano, are calling for the pope to step down.
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McCarrick never pulled away from public life until this summer and was more of a high profile figure after he retired in 2006, representing the church in prominent foreign diplomatic efforts in places like China and Iran.
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Vigano also alleges in that conversation that Francis told him American bishops «must not be ideologized, they must not be right wing. and they must not be left wing, and when I say left wing I mean homosexual.»
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Wuerl’s spokesman, Ed McFadden, Saturday night denied the report.
«Cardinal Wuerl was never informed of any action taken by the Holy See, was never provided documentation of any kind. If the claim is that Cardinal Wuerl was made aware of this so called suspension, he was never made aware of that,» McFadden said. He repeated Wuerl’s previous statements that the cardinal didn’t know of allegations against McCarrick, nor of the canada goose premium outlet two legal settlements by adult accusers that came out this summer. «No, never. He knew nothing until the formal announcement [this summer] that a substantiated claim had been made.»
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