Former head of CDF arrested in Hawaii for driving under influence
August 25, 2015
Cardinal William Levada, the former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has admitted to an "error in judgment" after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Police in Hawaii, where he was visiting, stopped Cardinal Levada after they observed him driving erratically. He was released on bail and will be required to appear in court to face formal charges in September.
Cardinal Levada, a California native, was Archbishop of Portland, Oregon, and then of San Francisco before he was appointed prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. He resigned that post in 2012 at the age of 76, and now lives in retirement in San Francisco.
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