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Cardinal Wuerl's name taken off Pittsburgh school due to scandal
Source: Reuters
U.S. AUGUST 22, 2018 / 11:50 AM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Cardinal Wuerl's name taken off Pittsburgh school due to scandal
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said on Wednesday it had removed Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name from a high school after a grand jury report on sex abuse in the Church found he had reassigned priests who had been accused of abusing children, rather than taking stronger action.
Prior to his current role as archbishop of Washington, Wuerl was bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006. The grand jury report did not accuse him of personally sexually abusing children.
The Pittsburgh diocese said in a statement that following the release of the report, Wuerl asked last week for his name to be removed from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, saying he did not want to be a distraction. The school has been renamed North Catholic High School.
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Cardinal Wuerl's name taken off Pittsburgh school due to scandal
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
(Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said on Wednesday it had removed Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name from a high school after a grand jury report on sex abuse in the Church found he had reassigned priests who had been accused of abusing children, rather than taking stronger action.
Prior to his current role as archbishop of Washington, Wuerl was bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006. The grand jury report did not accuse him of personally sexually abusing children.
The Pittsburgh diocese said in a statement that following the release of the report, Wuerl asked last week for his name to be removed from Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, saying he did not want to be a distraction. The school has been renamed North Catholic High School.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-religion-sexcrimes/cardinal-wuerls-name-taken-off-pittsburgh-school-due-to-scandal-idUSKCN1L71PB
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