Pope denies prior knowledge of now expelled US cardinal McCarrick’s sexual misconduct
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis has denied he knew about sexual misconduct by former US cardinal Theodore McCarrick before the start of church investigations that found him guilty. McCarrick, once one of the most powerful men in the US Catholic hierarchy, was expelled from the Roman Catholic priesthood in February after he was found guilty of […]
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Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
Vatican CityRNS The Catholic bishops of the US announced Tuesday that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January. The unprecedented move reflects the depth of the crisis they are facing with the sexual abuse scandal and the long-standing divisions within their ranks over the broader […]
US confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of abuse scandal drops
RNS Confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of the child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church has dropped dramatically among American Catholics in recent months, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The report, released Tuesday, shows that only three in 10 Catholic adults (31 per cent) say Francis is doing an “excellent” […]
US Catholic donor denies he consulted on Viganò allegations against Pope Francis
RNS Timothy Busch, a conservative Catholic lawyer and donor, is denying claims he was consulted on a letter written last month by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò alleging, among other things, that Pope Francis ignored accusations of sexual abuse by a prominent cleric in Washington, DC. Viganò’s 11-page letter alleges Francis rescinded sanctions placed on Cardinal […]