Theodore McCarrick Archives

Lawsuit: Former Newark archbishop abused 5-year-old girl

May 19, 2021

NEWARK, N.J. — An archbishop of Newark groomed a 5-year-old girl by delivering food to her struggling family and regularly babysitting her, then sexually abusing her on multiple occasions in the 1970s, a lawsuit alleges. The suit filed in March is believed to be the first to level sexual abuse

By Associated Press

Coronavirus, elections, and McCarrick dominate 2020 in U.S.

Dec 30, 2020

2020 in the United States, like the rest of the world, will always be synonymous with the coronavirus pandemic. It’s taken over 330,000 American lives to date, put millions out of work and single-handedly changed the way society lives and communicates.

That is, however, only one chapter in the story of the American Catholic Church in 2020.

By John Lavenburg

D.C. cardinal says Church, Biden have common ground on immigration, race relations
- Nov 25, 2020
Speaking of the recent election of Joe Biden as the next president of the United States, Cardinal-designate Wilton Gregory of Washington, who will get a red hat from Pope Francis Saturday, has said that while the new administration certainly poses challenges for the Catholic Church, he believes there are also many points of convergence, including the fight against racism.

By Elise Ann Allen
Two secular lawsuits raise deeply ecclesiastical conundra
- Nov 22, 2020
On the face of it, both actions are fairly straight-forward. Yet in reality, each lawsuit, filed in completely secular courts, raises a classic ecclesiastical conundrum.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Reality of the abuse scandals now seems A Tale of Two Cardinals
- Nov 15, 2020
Clericalism and anti-clericalism are two sides of the same prejudicial coin, and both are toxic in getting to the truth.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Report shows ‘tragic incompetence’ on McCarrick, Barron says
- Nov 14, 2020
“It reveals how sclerotic and dysfunctional the system was,” Bishop Robert Barron said. “Again and again, I was struck by the wickedness of McCarrick himself, but also by the tragic incompetence of so many who were charged with investigating, following up, asking serious questions, etc.”

By John L. Allen Jr.