The Vatican's report largely appears to absolve the current pope, Francis, from blame. "Until 2017, no one ... provided Pope Francis with any documentation regarding allegations against McCarrick," the report's executive summary said. Instead, the report detailed allegations against McCarrick at the time Pope John Paul II made him Archbishop of Washington, which the report said fell into four categories. These interviews also included detailed accounts related to McCarrick's abuse of authority and power," it said. "This is another tragic chapter in the Church's long struggle to confront the crimes of sexual abuse by clergy," Gomez said in a statement .

Source: CNN November 10, 2020 13:08 UTC