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| | Discredited Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals |
 | | Since 1990, at least 26 bishops, archbishops and cardinals around the world have resigned or been stood down after allegations of sexual misconduct, on their own part or of those they supervised, became public; however, this may not be a complete list. |
 | | Bishop Eamonn Casey of Galway stepped down on May 7, 1992, after admitting he had fathered the son of a Connecticut woman while having an affair with her in 1973. |
 | | WALES Archbishop John Aloysius Ward of Cardiff, Wales, was forced by the pope to resign on Oct. 26, 2001, after he was accused of ignoring warnings about two priests who were later convicted of child abuse. |
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