Vatican probe: Pope John Paul II was warned about abusive ex-archbishop

VATICAN CITY - JANUARY 15: Pope John Paul II (R) greets Washington's Archbishop Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick at the Pope's weekly general audience January 15, 2003 in Vatican City, Italy. Despite his frail health, Pope John Paul II may make as many as five foreign trips this year, all of them in Europe, a senior Vatican official announced January 14, 2003. Some planned trips include Spain in May and Croatia in June. The official also stated that the Vatican is also considering visits to Bosnia in June, Slovakia in September and the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, with a date still to be announced. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Vatican probe: Pope John Paul II was warned about abusive ex-archbishop

The late Pope John Paul II was warned about allegations of sexual impropriety by Theodore McCarrick, but chose to promote him to Archbishop of Washington anyway following McCarrick's own denials and an investigation by American bishops that returned "inaccurate and incomplete information," an internal Vatican investigation concluded. The Vatican's report largely appears to absolve the current pope, Francis, from blame. CNN's Delia Gallagher reports.

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VATICAN CITY - JANUARY 15: Pope John Paul II (R) greets Washington's Archbishop Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick at the Pope's weekly general audience January 15, 2003 in Vatican City, Italy. Despite his frail health, Pope John Paul II may make as many as five foreign trips this year, all of them in Europe, a senior Vatican official announced January 14, 2003. Some planned trips include Spain in May and Croatia in June. The official also stated that the Vatican is also considering visits to Bosnia in June, Slovakia in September and the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, with a date still to be announced. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Vatican probe: Pope John Paul II was warned about abusive ex-archbishop

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