On September third, disgraced former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick will be arraigned in a Massachusetts court of law as he faces criminal charges for sexual assault of a minor in Massachusetts some decades back. The 91-year-old might not be made to stand
The news that came yesterday, of Theodore McCarrick’s criminal charges related to his alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy, was consolation to the long-suffering and sorely tried faithful of the United States. And it sent another round of shock waves through
The Boston Globe reported July 29 that police in the Boston suburb of Wellesley have charged former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 in a criminal complaint filed by Wellesley Police in
One month to the day that the Vatican released its report on since-laicized cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a panel of academics took a close look at what one called a "hyperclerical culture" that allowed McCarrick's sexual misconduct to go unchecked.
"Silence is dangerous," said
Russell Shaw writes that one thing is clear following the release of the McCarrick report: The Church needs a meaningful degree of proactive transparency regarding the process by which bishops continue to be appointed and promoted. This a necessary step to prevent
For more than 30 years, Father Boniface Ramsey tried to tell any Church leader who would listen about his concerns regarding former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s inappropriate behavior with young priests and seminarians. In an interview “He certainly got the benefit of the
In an analysis for Our Sunday Visitor, Michael R. Heinlein, editor of SimplyCatholic.com, writes that while the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick leaves many questions unanswered, the details provided give the Church — here and in Rome — ample opportunities
After the Vatican released its extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick, Pope Francis renewed the Catholic Church's pledge to uproot the scourge of sexual abuse.
Before concluding his weekly general audience Nov. 11, the pope made his first public statement on the release
Prelates in the archdioceses and the diocese where Theodore McCarrick worked during his rise through the church's hierarchical structure despite rumors of sexual impropriety welcomed a Vatican report regarding the onetime cardinal, saying it advances accountability and transparency regarding clergy sexual abuse
A little more than two years after Pope Francis launched an investigation into the rise and fall of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Vatican released on Nov. 10 its full “Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former