Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Archives

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

O’Malley: Vatican may ‘soon’ release details of McCarrick investigation

Nov 12, 2019

In a brief presentation Nov. 11 to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Boston’s Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley told the bishops gathered in Baltimore the Vatican may publish what it knows about the ascent to power of now-disgraced former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick by Christmas, or perhaps the New Year.

By Rhina Guidos