Complicit Clergy

Working for Church Renewal

March 10, 2023 from First Things by Jayd Henricks

In 2018, the scandal involving then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick shocked the Catholic world. McCarrick had a global presence; he operated at the highest levels of the Church, and he enjoyed the highest esteem—both among Catholics and more broadly. But then it was revealed that he had been grooming and sexually abusing young men for decades. It … Read more

Former USCCB Staffer to Bishops: Show Some Courage

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 from First Things by Jayd Henricks

Dear Eminences and Excellencies, I write to you as a former senior staffer at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), where I was entrusted with a range of some of the most sensitive work for the United States bishops. I hope I served you well over my eleven years at the USCCB, the … Read more