Wisconsin sexual abuse case against defrocked Cardinal McCarrick suspended
Madison, Wisconsin, US AP A Wisconsin judge suspended charges against defrocked Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s, ruling last week that the former cleric is incompetent for trial because of dementia. The decision will be reviewed at the end of the year, according to court records. Former Washington Archbishop […]
Polish bishops defend John Paul II after McCarrick report
Warsaw, PolandAP Polish bishops defended St John Paul II on Friday against evidence that he rejected reports that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick slept with his seminarians, seeking to salvage a papal legacy that has been badly tarnished by his inaction on clergy sexual abuse. The head of the Polish bishops conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, said in […]
Vatican to release McCarrick report on Tuesday
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a remarkable moment in the Vatican’s long reckoning with clergy sexual abuse and cover-up. The Vatican said Friday the report would span McCarrick’s entire life, […]
Pope accepts resignation of US Cardinal McCarrick
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the College of Cardinals, the Vatican said on the weekend. The 88-year-old former Archbishop of Washington, DC, who was removed from public ministry in June following historic allegations of sexual abuse, made the offer to resign on Friday evening. In a statement, Pope Francis […]
As McCarrick scandal spreads, top US cardinal urges stricter abuse policies
RNS US Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Pope Francis’ point man on clergy sexual abuse, is calling for an assessment of standards and clearer procedures for bishops accused of misconduct. O’Malley’s forceful call Tuesday comes in response to ongoing news reports that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired archbishop of Washington, sexually abused a number of […]
ESSAY: PRIESTS, CELIBACY AND SEX
US Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the issue of celibacy among Catholic priests and how the church should respond when violations occur…
Retired Cardinal McCarrick pulled from ministry after sex abuse claim deemed credible
RNS A sexual abuse allegation made against a top retired US Catholic cleric, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has been deemed “credible and substantiated” by church authorities, who ordered McCarrick to cease all public activities. The announcement follows an investigation of McCarrick by the Archdiocese of New York to assess an allegation that the cardinal abused a […]