(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 4, 2017 Archbishop of Washington Donald Wuerl attends a signing ceremony for an "Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty" in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of US Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who was blamed for not doing enough to deal with paedophile priests when he was a bishop in Pennsylvania, the Vatican said on October 12, 2018. Wuerl, who has stepped down as archbishop of Washington, had announced last month that he planned to meet with the pope to discuss his resignation. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)