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Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this allegation was turned over to law enforcement officials, and was then thoroughly investigated by an independent forensic agency. Cardinal McCarrick was advised of the charge, and, while maintaining his innocence, fully cooperated in the investigation. The Holy See was alerted as well, and encouraged us to continue the process. Again according to our public protocol, the results of the investigation were then given to the Archdiocesan Review Board, a seasoned group of professionals including jurists, law enforcement experts, parents, psychologists, a priest, and a religious sister. The review board found the allegations credible and substantiated. The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the direction of Pope Francis, has instructed Cardinal McCarrick that he is no longer to exercise publicly his priestly ministry.
I realize this painful development will shock my many friends, family members, and people I have been honored to serve in my sixty years as a priest.While I have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse, and believe in my innocence, I am sorry for the pain the person who brought the charges has gone through, as well as for the scandal such charges cause our people.
He has denied the accusations.
Enough trying to defend the indefensible.
While I have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse, and believe in my innocence,
What kind of a denial is THIS? If you didn't do it or anything that could possibly lead to such a charge, i.e. if you were a straight male, there's no "believing" in your innocence. You KNOW you're innocent. He simply has "no recollection"? This makes him look absolutely guilty.
I believe Louie Verrecchio makes this suggestion: he probably doesn't remember THIS particular molestation....because there were so many! So, in a way, he is telling the truth. :barf:Reminds of...it depends what the meaning of "is" is.....
One possibility is that it is a person who has memory problems in general and so no longer trusts his memory. It is not unusual for people in that situation to say " I have no memory of doing that" rather than "I did not do it."So the phrasing might or might not be significant.
Actually it's quite common to use this sort of phrase when coached by an attorney.