At audience, pope renews commitment to fight abuse

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, the pope made his first public statement on the release of the report regarding the “painful case” of the former cardinal. “I renew my... Read More

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November 11, 2020

Vatican report reveals omissions in Archbishop Vigano’s ‘testimony’

The Vatican’s extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick revealed several crucial details that call into question the 2018 “testimony” of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, including that he did not investigate the former cardinal when ordered to do so by the Vatican in 2012. Archbishop Vigano, who served as apostolic nuncio to the United States from 2011 to 2016, published his testimony in August... Read More

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November 11, 2020

Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict questioned for McCarrick report

In an unusual move, both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI subjected themselves to questioning by Vatican investigators charged with compiling a report on how Church decisions were made regarding the career and ultimate expulsion of Theodore E. McCarrick. “Pope Francis was questioned closely regarding the 23rd June and 10th October 2013 meetings” during which Archbishop... Read More

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November 11, 2020

McCarrick report summary cites lack of serious investigations of rumours

Although dogged for years by rumours of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts, protestations of his innocence and a lack of Church officials reporting and investigating accusations, according to the Vatican summary of its report on the matter. In choosing then-Archbishop Theodore E.... Read More

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July 23, 2020

New accusation surfaces against former US prelate McCarrick

A firm that has filed previous legal complaints against former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick and Church entities added another complainant on 21st July against the defrocked prelate, levelling a new accusation that he allegedly abused its new client as a boy at a beach house in Sea Girt, New Jersey, in the early 1980s. In a... Read More

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March 13, 2019

‘Scourge of abuse, internal attacks’ mark pope’s sixth year in office

Catholics cannot place blame for the sexual abuse crisis on “those who came before us” in an attempt “to present ourselves as ‘pure’,” said the editorial director of the Vatican media outlets. The Church today must ask God to free it from evil, said Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication. On the... Read More

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February 21, 2019

Georgetown University rescinds honorary degree from McCarrick

Georgetown University in Washington is the latest institution to announce it is rescinding an honorary degree it gave to former US Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick in 2004. The announcement comes days after the Vatican said it had found the former prelate guilty of abuses against minors and adults, stripping him of his clerical status. In... Read More

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February 18, 2019

McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of abuse

Pope Francis has confirmed the removal from the priesthood of Theodore E. McCarrick, the 88-year-old former cardinal and archbishop of Washington. The Vatican announced the decision on 16th February, saying he was found guilty of “solicitation in the sacrament of Confession and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors and with adults, with the aggravating... Read More

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October 8, 2018

Cardinal Ouellet responds to Archbishop Vigano on McCarrick case

Former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington had been told by Vatican officials to withdraw from public life because of rumours about his sexual misconduct, said Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. However, because they were only rumours and not proof, then-Pope Benedict XVI never imposed formal sanctions on the retired Washington... Read More

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October 8, 2018

Vatican reviewing McCarrick case, vows to pursue truth no matter what

Promising a thorough review of how the Vatican handled allegations of sexual misconduct by former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the Vatican acknowledged that what happened may fall short of the procedures that are in place today. “The Holy See is conscious that, from the examination of the facts and of the circumstances, it may emerge... Read More

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At audience, pope renews commitment to fight abuse

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New accusation surfaces against former US prelate McCarrick

‘Scourge of abuse, internal attacks’ mark pope’s sixth year in office

Georgetown University rescinds honorary degree from McCarrick

McCarrick removed from the priesthood after being found guilty of abuse

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