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Archdiocese of Washington
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Washington account of $2m Cardinal Wuerl fund raises transparency questions

News: Archdiocese of Washington

The Pillar
Mar 04, 2021
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The Archdiocese of Washington on Thursday said that more than $2 million allocated for the “continuing ministry activities” of emeritus archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl was given by donors to cover Wuerl’s living and travel expenses, and to allow the cardinal to give charitable gifts at his discretion.

But while the archdiocese now says the money was giv…

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