A sign at a Roman Catholic high school in Pennsylvania named after Cardinal Donald Wuerl has been vandalized with paint.
Monday is the first day of school for Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, which is part of the Pittsburgh Diocese where Wuerl was bishop from 1988 to 2006. He now is archbishop of Washington.
Now, red spray paint crosses out the disgraced cardinal’s name on the high school sign.
The vandalism comes after Tuesday’s grand jury report on six Pennsylvania dioceses accused Wuerl of helping protect some child-molesting priests while he was bishop of Pittsburgh.
Paint covers the name of Cardinal Wuerl at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School, on Monday, where Wuerl was bishop of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 2006

Archbishop Donald Wuerl prays in 2010. The report from a Pennsylvania grand jury alleges that more than 300 priests abused more than 1,000 children in six Pennsylvania dioceses which was led for 18 years by Cardinal Donald Wuerl, now archbishop of Washington DC
Wuerl has apologized for the damage inflicted on the victims but also has defended his actions.
‘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,’ Wuerl said in a letter.
‘I sincerely hope that a just assessment of my actions, past and present, and my continuing commitment to the protection of children will dispel any notions otherwise made by this report.’
The red paint on the sign covers Wuerl’s name and some school alumni have organized a petition online to remove his name completely.
An FBI investigation has found that the Catholic church had a ‘playbook’ for covering up sex abuse crimes by its priests.
A grand jury report revealed that hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania have molested more than 1,000 children and that senior church officials, including Weurl, covered up the abuse.
The report said the numbers of actual victims and abusers could be much higher.
It found that with Wuerl ‘s knowledge, the church systematically covered up the abuse using ‘a playbook for concealing the truth.’

The red paint on the sign covers Wuerl’s name and some school alumni have organized a petition online to remove his name completely