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Actually, the Diocese of Pittsburgh is overseen by a bishop, not an archbishop. John Cardinal Wright was not the archbishop of Pittsburgh.

Historically, the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. was elevated to the status of Cardinal. It is not something that has to be done. However, given that D.C. is the capital of our country, there is a good chance that Wuerl may be elevated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.165.119.242 (talk • contribs) 13:13, 7 December 2006

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 15:25, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The mansion that housed Wuerl

The passage that begins with "The mansion that housed Wuerl" seems unrelated to this biographical entry. It appears to have been sold off by Wuerl's successor, but we learn dimensions and pricing and how many predecessors lived there. Was Wuerl criticized for living there while merging parishes etc.? That would be worth including, with a rewrite of what we have now. Otherwise I'd suggest this passage doesn't belong here. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 21:09, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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NPOV tag

I tagged it NPOV as the section claiming Wuerl has a "zero tolerance" policy for priests who sexually abuse children is at odds with recent reports. The Washington Post is reporting that the recent Grand Jury report says "...Wuerl’s actions in Pittsburgh as mixed, at times stopping abusive priests from continuing in their ministries in the diocese and at other times guiding them right back into parishes." A US News headline says " The Latest: Priest Abuse Report Faults Cardinal Donald Wuerl" and the sub-headline continues: "A Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse faults Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former longtime bishop of Pittsburgh, over his handling of abusive priests." So the article is clearly not accurate in its depiction of his actions.96.127.243.251 (talk) 01:59, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You are assuming that the grand jury report is accurate. That is a very big and perhaps unwarranted assumption.112.119.86.182 (talk) 17:30, 16 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, because it makes total sense to rely on a nearly decade-old newspaper article over a 1,356-page grand jury report published by the attorney general of Pennsylvania after a two-year investigation.

Alleged Cover-Up of Pedophile Activity

Pennsylvania’s new Grand Jury report Aug 14, 2018

I suggest to add a paragraph about the recent significant event about the Pennsylvania’s new Grand Jury report. How about the draft paragraph below? I tried to include both point of views (POV), with their respective sources.

According to the Pennsylvania’s Attorney General new Grand Jury report, Cardinal Donald Weurl aided a mass and concentrated effort to cover-up sex abuses within six Pennsylvania dioceses. Involving more than 1,000 children.[1] Weurl disputed the allegations. Stating “While I understand this report may be critical of some of my actions, I believe the report confirms that I acted with diligence, with concern for the victims and to prevent future acts of abuse,”[2]
Sources

  1. ^ Ramirez, Stephanie (2018-08-14). "DC Cardinal Wuerl aided in the cover-up of pedophile activity, a new Grand Jury Report says". CBS WUSA (TV). Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ^ Miles, Frank (2018-08-14). "Stunning findings on report of Catholic Church abuse: Pa. priests molested more than 1,000 children". Fox News. Retrieved 2018-08-15.

Francewhoa (talk) 05:06, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I added two annotations where I thought they were applicable. Feel free to contribute. Dmarquard (talk) 05:16, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Dmarquard: Thanks for your reply and contributions :) I like the location you choose in the Wikipedia article. Because according to the report the alleged cover-up of pedophile activities were during Wuerl's episcopal career. I merged the duplicate content. Kept all sources. For neutral point of view (NPOV), I added both views. Francewhoa (talk) 05:35, 15 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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