Defrocked cardinal will remain in church housing temporarily: report

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Source: The Hill

Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who became the first cardinal or bishop from the U.S. to ever be defrocked in the history of the Catholic Church this week, will reportedly remain in church housing until he finds a permanent residence.

A Catholic Church spokeswoman who served under McCarrick when he was archbishop of Washington, D.C., told The Washington Post that McCarrick will remain in a secluded Kansas friary while he secures a private residence outside of the church, citing his advanced age as a reason.

“There’s got to be basic sustenance. You can’t turn an almost-89-year-old out on the street,” Susan Gibbs told the newspaper.

“Technically, he could walk out the door right now. In the church, you make a promise of obedience. If you’re not a priest, you don’t have that anymore. But in his heart, he’s still there. He’s still a priest in his heart. That’s all I think he knows," she continued.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/430489-defrocked-cardinal-theodore-mccarrick-will-remain-in-church-housing

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1. Yes he's terrible... so they should just throw him out on his ass?

Even garbage has scheduled pick up days.

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2. How about...yes?

His actions were in the 70s, and I don't want to guess how long the Church knew about his guilt and held off taking any action. There was plenty of time to either 1) arrange for his movement out or 2) turn him over to civil authorities which would have been happy to arrange housing and three square meals a day.