We should look at the latest revelation about McCarrick as an opportunity to move forward, rather than treat it as grounds for continuing our fraternal infighting.
When the Vatican announced on Feb. 16 that Theodore McCarrick, the disgraced former cardinal-archbishop of Washington, D.C., had been dismissed from the clerical state, the only surprise was that it took so long. (See story by Brian Fraga here) The first public
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The accusations surrounding former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick have been hanging over U.S. bishops and faith communities in the dioceses and archdioceses where he served — New York, Metuchen and Newark in New Jersey, and Washington —
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican’s removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick “is a clear signal that abuse will not be tolerated,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 16. “No bishop, no matter how influential,
News reports in the first week in October took my breath away. Happenings at the Vatican seized my attention. First, Pope Francis announced the creation of an investigation to study how and why the ex-cardinal, Theodore McCarrick, went as far as he
In 1859 Father — later Cardinal — John Henry Newman published a long essay, which he called “On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine.” Although controversial when it first appeared, it is still mined today for its insights. Now, however, the
In another blow to the U.S. Church, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick was suspended June 20 from active ministry by the Holy See following a substantiated and credible allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. The retired archbishop of Washington, who previously served in dioceses