Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Archives - Page 2 of 25

Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report

Nov 13, 2020

Polish bishops defended St. John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians, seeking to salvage a papal legacy that has been badly tarnished by his inaction on clergy sexual abuse.

By Monika Scislowska and Nicole Winfield

N.J. bishops’ letters helped pave way for McCarrick, led to lack of trust

Nov 13, 2020

When the papal nuncio to the United States was asked to investigate rumors about Theodore E. McCarrick’s sexual activities, he consulted the bishops who had lived in close contact with, or lived in close quarters with the archbishop, on the theory that they would be the people most likely to hear or know something of substance.

By Barb Fraze

‘It’s crushing’: Survivors react to McCarrick abuse report

Nov 12, 2020

Men who have come forward with allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed disgust, frustration and outrage after an internal Vatican report outlined what was known about the clergyman’s behavior — and what was ignored.

By Sarah Rankin

Vatican’s McCarrick report forces debate on power and abuse

Nov 12, 2020

The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable questions the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it’s going to do about current and future clergy who abuse their power to sexually abuse adults.

By Nicole Winfield

Cardinal Dziwisz defends himself in wake of McCarrick report

Nov 11, 2020

One of the McCarrick report’s few living protagonists is Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, John Paul’s longtime personal secretary, who was mentioned 45 times in the document.

By Paulina Guzik

Pope Francis vows to end sexual abuse after McCarrick report

Nov 11, 2020

Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church cover-up of his sexual misconduct.

By Nicole Winfield