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Between late 2013 and early 2017, Cardinal McCarrick sat for interviews,
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authored opinion pieces for newspapers,
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made speeches
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and issued
public statements regarding a range of issues.
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McCarrick continued to
annual meetings, including the mid-November 2013 USCCB meeting in Baltimore,
which was also attended by Viganò. 5 ACTA 6257-58.
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While in Rome in February 2014, McCarrick was interviewed by the National
Catholic Reporter at the Pontifical North American College. J. McElwee, “U.S. Cardinal
Calls Francis’ Vatican Changes Simple,” National Catholic Reporter (4 Mar. 2014), 26
ACTA 19059-61. On 12 April 2014, McCarrick was interviewed by the Fars News Agency.
K. Ziabari, “Cardinal Theodore McCarrick: Attacking Other People’s Beliefs Is Not
Freedom of Speech,” Fars News Agency (12 Apr. 2014), 26 ACTA 19062-67. McCarrick
sat for an interview with the Order of Malta, Federal Association (U.S.), on 7 March 2016.
N. Shea, “Genocide of Christians in the Path of ISIL: An Interview with Cardinal
Theodore McCarrick,” Order of Malta Moment (21 July 2016), 26 ACTA 19097-19103.
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McCarrick authored an Op-Ed in The Washington Post regarding undocumented
workers on 1 September 2013. T. McCarrick, “Bring Undocumented Workers Out of the
Shadows,” The Washington Post (1 Sept. 2013), 26 ACTA 19054-56. On 16 July 2015,
McCarrick authored another opinion piece in The Washington Post, this time in support
of the Iran nuclear accord. T. McCarrick, “Why We Can Applaud the Iran Deal in Good
Faith,” The Washington Post (16 July 2015), 26 ACTA 19080-82.
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On 3 December 2013, McCarrick spoke at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.,
where he praised protesters who were fasting to draw attention to the urgent need for
immigration reform. On 8 February 2016, McCarrick spoke at an evening prayer service
in Washington for victims of human trafficking. M. Pattison, “‘I’ve Seen This Too Many
Places,’ Cardinal Says of Human Trafficking,” Catholic News Service (11 Feb. 2016), 26
ACTA 19090-92.
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See, e.g., 39 ACTA 33104. McCarrick made a number of public statements in his
capacity as head of the USCCB’s Subcommittee on the Church in Africa. For example,
in July 2013, McCarrick announced that the USCCB was setting aside substantial sums
to promote inter-religious dialogue, education and peace building in Africa. See
“Subcommittee on the Church in Africa Approves 39 Grants, Awards $1 Million,”
USCCB (12 July 2013), 27 ACTA 20170-71.
McCarrick’s other public statements and activities tended to relate to promoting peace
through improvement in relations between different faiths and cultures. For instance, on
10 September 2014, McCarrick participated in a news conference in Washington of
clerics and community leaders to condemn Islamic terrorism. P. Constable, “U.S. Muslim
Leaders Denounce Islamic State, Pledge to Dissuade Youth from Joining,” The
Washington Post (10 Sept. 2014), 26 ACTA 19077-79. On 22 December 2015, McCarrick