Washington is not the only archdiocese facing a restive laity
Just a few months ago – though it seems like years – Washington, DC was the most coveted see in America. Though not the largest or wealthiest diocese, its archbishop is often the most politically well-connected cleric in the United States.
All that changed when its former archbishop, Theodore McCarrick, was revealed to be a serial sex abuser. Then, accusations of complicity began to pile up against his successor, Cardinal Donald Wuerl. On September 12, his spokesman said he would travel to Rome and ask Pope Francis to accept his resignation.
