Cardinal Theodore McCarrick

Cardinal DiNardo announces plan to address ‘moral catastrophe’ of abuse
- Aug 16, 2018
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston announced three key goals and a comprehensive plan to address the “moral catastrophe” of the new abuse scandal hitting the U.S. Church.

By Julie Asher
Cardinal Wuerl lays out plan for lay involvement in bishops’ accountability
- Aug 14, 2018
Cardinal Donald Wuerl has laid out his vision for lay participation in new oversight structures as part of the ongoing response to recent scandals in the Church in the United States.

By Ed Condon
Abuse letter to Cardinal O’Malley was second priest sent officials about McCarrick
- Aug 14, 2018
In a June 2015 letter to Boston’s Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, a New York priest tells the prelate about “sexual abuse/harassment/intimidation” allegations he had heard concerning then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.

By Rhina Guidos

‘Take clear action,’ young Catholics urge U.S. bishops in open letter
- Aug 12, 2018
A group of young Catholics has urged the U.S. bishops to “take clear action” by conducting an independent investigation of who knew what and when about actions by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, who has been accused of sexual abuse.

By Catholic News Service
Metuchen bishop ‘saddened and ashamed’ by Archbishop McCarrick case
- Aug 10, 2018
Metuchen Bishop James F. Checchio told Catholics in his diocese Aug. 7 he continues “to be saddened and ashamed” by reports of “the abhorrent events we have been learning about in regard to Archbishop McCarrick — and I know you must be, too.”

By Catholic News Service
Archbishop Gregory: Weary of ‘cloud of shame’ shrouding Church leaders
- Aug 10, 2018
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory issued a print and video statement Aug. 9 expressing his “profound anger, sadness and distress concerning sexual abuse by Church leaders of children, young people and those over whom they exercised authority.”

By Catholic News Service