Washington Cardinal McCarrick says he will stay busy in retirement

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the outgoing spiritual leader of the Archdiocese of Washington, plans to stay active after retiring this month.
One of the most visible American church leaders is promising to continue speaking out on behalf of the poor, as well on immigration and family issues.
McCarrick was among a group of prominent religious leaders who endorsed a statement protesting any American use of torture as "morally intolerable." The White House has said the U.S. does not condone or practice torture.
McCarrick, 76, also is scheduled to visit Rome at least three times between now and November, as well as Kazakhstan, Argentina, Canada, Montenegro and Moscow.
"I think I said yes to too many things," McCarrick told reporters Monday following Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew.
McCarrick will continue to serve on Vatican tribunals that deal with international justice and peace issues, refugee affairs, Christian unity and Latin America.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted McCarrick's letter of resignation May 16 and appointed Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl as Washington's next archbishop. The archdiocese serves 560,000 Catholics in the District of Columbia and five Maryland counties.
McCarrick will celebrate his final Mass as head of the archdiocese Sunday at St. Matthew's. Wuerl will be installed at a ceremony at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on June 22 and celebrate his first Mass as archbishop at St. Matthew's three days later.