Pope Francis appoints Washington's first African-American archbishop
Gregory, 71, will replace Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who resigned in October 2018 amid pressure from Washington Catholics angry over his role in the clergy sexual abuse crisis. Since then, Wuerl has remained as the archdiocese's apostolic administrator, akin to an interim manager. "I am deeply grateful to Pope Francis for this appointment to serve the Archdiocese of Washington and to work with all of the members of this faith community," said Gregory.
Wuerl twice denied hearing any accusations about sexual misconduct by McCarrick, statements that he later amended after an abuse survivor said he had seen a letter Wuerl sent to a former Vatican ambassador detailing the survivor's complaints about McCarrick. "This a huge step forward for the wounded church of Washington," said John Carr, director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University.
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