A damning and long anticipated report into the disgraced ex US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was published by the Catholic Church on Tuesday, pointing to serious failings by Popes, Vatican officials and senior American clergy.

天主教會在週二公佈了一份關於美國前紅衣主教西奧多-麥卡里克（Theodore McCarrick）名譽掃地的報告，指出教皇、梵蒂岡官員和美國高級神職人員的嚴重失誤。

The report, which includes interviews with 90 witnesses, says that repeated rumors of sexual misconduct followed the 90 year old McCarrick during his rise through the ranks of the Catholic Church.

該報告包括對90名證人的採訪，稱90歲的麥卡里克在天主教會升遷過程中，屢屢傳出性行為不端的消息。

The report even showed that the late Pope John Paul, the second was discouraged by Cardinal John O.

報道甚至顯示，已故教皇約翰-保羅，第二任被紅衣主教約翰-O．

Connor in 1999 to promote McCarrick because off these rumors during his time as pope, Benedict, the 16th, also told McCarrick he should withdraw as bishop after he became aware of more allegations.

康納在1999年促進McCarrick，因為關閉這些謠言在他作為教皇的時間，本尼迪克特，第16，也告訴McCarrick他應該撤回作為主教後，他意識到更多的指控。

Cardinal Pietro Parolin is the Vatican secretary of state.

紅衣主教皮特羅-帕羅林是梵蒂岡的國務祕書。

We published the reporter with sorrow for the wounds that the matter is closed toe the victims, their families, the church in the United States and the Universal Church.

我們公佈了記者與悲傷的傷口，這件事是關閉的受害者，他們的家庭，在美國和世界教會的教會。

McCarrick was finally expelled from the priesthood last year after a Vatican investigation found him guilty of sexual crimes against minors and adults on abuse of power.

梵蒂岡的調查發現，麥卡里克對未成年人和成年人濫用權力的性犯罪，去年終於被驅逐出神職。

The report also said that credible evidence existed that the former archbishop of Washington, D.

報告還說，有可信的證據表明，華盛頓特區前大主教。

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had abused minors when he was a priest in the 19 seventies, but they did not surface until decades later.

他在1970年代擔任牧師時曾虐待未成年人，但直到幾十年後才浮出水面。