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Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick faces the press near St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 24, 2002. U.S cardinals met for a summit with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican April 23-24, 2002, as the sex abuse crisis unfolded in the United States. McCarrick was a key spokesman for the bishops during the summit. (CNS/Reuters/Paolo Cocco)