MIAMI (FL)
Tallahassee Democrat
By Adrian Sainz
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MIAMI - Retired Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, who hosted a summit meeting of Pope John Paul II and President Reagan, beefed up charities to deal with waves of immigrants and was accused of covering up clergy abuse, has died. He was 87.
McCarthy, who led the archdiocese for 17 years, died in his sleep Tuesday night, the Archdiocese of Miami said.
Fellow priests remembered McCarthy as a caring visionary who combined a gentle manner with a desire to help people from all social groups in multicultural Miami.
"He had a tremendous sensitivity for animating and empowering the laity," the Rev. David Russell, 68, a retired priest who served under McCarthy, said Wednesday. "His manner was gentle, his vision grand and his energy untiring."
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