The letter, an extraordinary allegation from a one-time Holy See diplomat, also accuses Pope Francis of knowing about McCarrick's behavior in 2013 but rehabilitating him — a claim of cover-up against the pontiff himself. The Vatican did not immediately comment on the letter or confirm its authenticity. In it, Vigano accused the former Vatican secretaries of state under the previous two popes of ignoring detailed denunciations against McCarrick for years. His letter identifies by name the Vatican cardinals and archbishops who were informed about the McCarrick affair, an unthinkable expose for a Vatican diplomat to make. In them, he begged not to be transferred to the Vatican embassy in Washington from the administration of the Vatican City State.

Source: ABC News August 26, 2018 16:30 UTC