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'What difference does it make to McCarrick?' Critics question the value of defrocking.
By Michelle Boorstein
'It Will Cause a Scandal.' The Pope and a Trusted U.S. Cardinal Clash Over Sex-Abuse Crisis
By Francis X. Rocca
Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick, Ex-Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse (Published 2019)
By Jason Horowitz & Elizabeth Dias
Pope defrocks ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick over abuse claims
By Harriet Sherwood