Disgraced cardinal's name will be removed from Catholic high school

Cardinal Donald Wuerl.
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A Catholic cardinal disgraced by the Pennsylvania priest scandal will have his name removed from a Pittsburgh school, CBS affiliate KDKA reports.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl previously led Pittsburgh's Catholic diocese as bishop from 1988 to 2006, earning his name on North Catholic High School. But on Aug. 14, a grand jury released a stunning report naming hundreds of Pennsylvania priests accused of child sex abuse, quickly tainting Wuerl's reputation.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.