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Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl. The archbishop of Washington was recently named in a report accusing church leaders of covering up sexual abuse.
Wuerl's predecessor, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, was forced to resign in late July. He had been accused of sexually abusing several people, including children.
A Vatican statement Friday said Pope Francis had accepted Wuerl's resignation but named no replacement. The letter said Wuerl made some "mistakes" in dealing with sex abuse cases. However, the letter said Wuerl was not accused of trying to hide them.
The Pope asked Wuerl to stay on until a new archbishop is named.
Wuerl's office released a statement saying, Once again for any past errors in judgment I apologize and ask for pardon. My resignation is one way to express my great and abiding love for you the people of the Church of Washington.
In August, the state of Pennsylvania released a grand jury report connected to abuse in the Catholic Church. The report accused Wuerl of helping to protect some priests who had sexually abused children in Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006. Wuerl was bishop of Pittsburgh at the time. The report said he permitted priests accused of wrongdoing to be moved or reinstated. Critics questioned Wuerl over his claim of not knowing about alleged sexual wrongdoing by McCarrick.
Catholic League president Bill Donahue, however, defended the cardinal. He told the Associated Press, No bishop or cardinal in the nation has had a more consistent and courageous record than Donald Wuerl in dealing with sex abuse by priests.
David Clohessy is with the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP. He said Wuerl's resignation is "long overdue." But he said it would likely do little to stop other clergy from covering up for abusers.
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重点解析
1. cover up 掩盖
Lies cannot cover up [conceal] the facts.
谎言掩盖不了事实。
2. be forced to do sth 被迫做某事
R. said he agreed but he would only take action when he was forced to do so by a popular movement.
罗斯福说他同意，但是他宁愿在全国都强迫他采取行动时，他才会去做。
3. be accused of 被控……
Those officers running the Cambridge ring might be accused of sabotage. They might be shot.
负责剑桥团伙的官员将被指控为蓄意破坏，甚至会被枪决。
4. sexual abuse 性侵害
On the flight from Rome, Benedict said the scandal involving sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests has caused great suffering for the church in America and for him personally.
从罗马起飞的航班途中，本尼迪克特说天主教神父虐待儿童的性侵害丑闻为教会和他本人造成巨大的伤害。
参考译文
方济各教皇接受了主教唐纳德 乌尔遭卸任一事。乌尔是华盛顿的一位主教，最近的一份报告指控了多位教堂领导人掩盖性侵事实，而乌尔就是其中的一位。
乌尔的继任者是主教西奥多 麦卡里克，而乌尔则已于7月末被迫离任。乌尔被控性侵数人，其中包括多名儿童。
周五，梵蒂冈发布了一则声明，声明中写道，方济各教皇接受乌尔遭卸任一事，但并未任命继任者。这份声明还指出，乌尔犯了一些“错误”，没有得当处理多桩性侵案件。相反，声明指出，乌尔被控掩盖案件实情。
方济各想让乌尔继续担任主教一职，直到找到新的继任者为止。
乌尔的办公室发布了一则声明，声明指出，我为过去的种种判断失误而道歉。我卸任主教职位是一种表达对大家的爱的方式，我爱着华盛顿教堂的每一个人。
8月，宾夕法尼亚州发布了一份大陪审团的报告，这份报告与天主教堂的性侵案件有关。报告指责了乌尔，称他帮忙保护了一些牧师，而这些被保护的牧师在1988-2006年间都曾在匹兹堡性侵过儿童。报告还指出，乌尔允许多名做过坏事的牧师离任或者复职。乌尔曾声称自己对牧师麦卡里克的性侵行为并不知情，有多名评论家质疑了乌尔的说法。
不过，天主教联盟的主席比尔 从多纳休为这名主教辩护。他在接受美联社采访时表示，在处理牧师性侵的事情上，唐纳德?乌尔是这个国家最持之以恒、最勇敢的主教了。
大卫 克洛赫西是受神职人员虐待后幸存者网络（SNAP）的工作人员。他表示，乌尔早就应该遭到革职了。但他说，乌尔的革职并不能阻止其他主教掩盖性侵实情。
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