Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

New accusation surfaces against former U.S. prelate McCarrick
- Jul 23, 2020
A firm that has filed previous legal complaints against former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and church entities added another complainant July 21 against the defrocked prelate, leveling a new accusation that he allegedly abused its new client as a boy at a beach house in Sea Girt, New Jersey, in the early 1980s.

By Rhina Guidos
Once McCarrick report issued, church urged to ‘make reparation, learn’
- Mar 17, 2020
Once the Vatican releases the McCarrick report, the church must listen to the reaction to it in a “spirit of humility” and must seek to “make reparation, learn and keep moving forward in a new way,” said a leading U.S. woman religious.

By Mark Zimmermann, CNS
Bishop Strickland says he asked pope about McCarrick report
- Jan 21, 2020
Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, said he asked Pope Francis about the Vatican investigation into Theodore E. McCarrick and the release of a promised report on how the former cardinal managed to rise through the church ranks.

By Cindy Wooden

Report says McCarrick fund gave more than $600,000 to clerics, two popes
- Dec 27, 2019
Two popes and multiple priests, cardinals and archbishops received part of $600,000 in financial gifts from former Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, who controlled a discretionary fund, according to a report published Dec. 27 by The Washington Post.

By Rhina Guidos
Ending pontifical secret a milestone, but there’s accountability beyond law
- Dec 18, 2019
For most American Catholics, the unfinished business of the abuse scandals isn’t cooperation with civil authorities, which, for the most part, has been a given for a couple of decades. It’s accountability for the cover-up as well as the crime.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Alleged victim sues Vatican, urges better protections for children
- Dec 12, 2019
John Bellocchio, 37, who claims former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick abused him when he was a teenager, announced at a Dec. 9 news conference the he is suing the Vatican and demanding “sweeping child protection changes.”

By Catholic News Service