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Alleging sex abuse, 4 sue Vatican over handling of McCarrick

by David Porter
| November 19, 2020 3:29 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Four accusers of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick have filed a lawsuit against the Vatican, arguing it should be held liable for allowing the now-disgraced cleric to serve in multiple positions in New York and New Jersey when it knew of numerous allegations of sexual abuse against him.

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