Publication: Catholic Herald
Did McCarrick Play a Role in Selling-Out Chinese Catholics?
Following reports that the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China could be about to sign an agreement on the appointment of bishops in the country, attention has turned ...
Wuerl Acknowledges Calls for ‘New Leadership’ but Refuses to Resign
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington on Thursday recognised calls for new leadership in the archdiocese, including from local priests, but did not say whether he was considering stepping down. Sign ...
Catholic Lay Men ask Pope Francis for Answers
One week after thousands of Catholic laywomen signed a letter asking Pope Francis to respond to their questions about the Church’s sexual abuse crisis, a group of Catholic laymen have ...
Pope Francis and McCarrick: Where Does the Evidence Lead?
Archbishop Viganò made four major claims. But do the facts support them? Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s testimony, published on Saturday, goes on for 7,000 words and names more than 30 public ...
Wuerl Allowed Seminarians To Be McCarrick Aides Amid Abuse Investigation
McCarrick had seminarian assistants until June 2018, about a year after the archdiocese knew he was being investigated The Archdiocese of Washington has confirmed that seminarians were permitted to serve ...
Viganò Corroboration #4: McCarrick Was Removed from Living at the Seminary
The Archdiocese of Washington has declined to comment on details of McCarrick's living arrangements The Archdiocese of Washington has declined to confirm new details about the post-retirement living arrangements of ...
Viganò Corroboration #2: Spokesman Confirms Cardinal Wuerl Cancelled McCarrick Meeting with Seminarians
At the nuncio's request, Cardinal Wuerl cancelled an event where potential seminarians would have met McCarrick, a spokesman confirmed The bombshell letter of “testimony” written by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, ...
Abuse Survivor: Write ‘Zero-Tolerance’ into Canon Law
Marie Collins said canon law had more often been used to protect the abuser than to punish him Canon law should be re-written to institute a global zero-tolerance policy against ...
Illinois Launches Investigation into Catholic Dioceses After Pennsylvania Report
The investigation will include the Archdiocese of Chicago, which is headed by Cardinal Blase Cupich The Attorney General of Illinois is to set up a sex abuse enquiry in the ...
Cardinal Tobin Instructs Priests Not To Speak About ‘Gay Sub-Culture’
Cardinal Tobin has told clergy in his diocese not to speak to the press after a news report detailing allegations of sexual misconduct appeared on Catholic News Agency. Six anonymous priests ...
Pope Francis’s Letter on Abuse Was Not Enough – We Need Action
The Pope must come up with a concrete plan to address the crisis Pope Francis has written another letter in the wake of the revelations regarding clerical sex abuse in Pennsylvania. From ...
Bishop Persico: Bishops Who Hid Abuse Should Resign
Bishops who knew about abuse and did nothing should resign, the Bishop of Erie said. In an interview with EWTN, Bishop Lawrence Persico said the only way to regain the ...
Would a Mass Resignation of Bishops Hurt the US Church? Quite The Opposite
Policies have slowly improved. But as a matter of justice, individual prelates should admit wrongdoing and step down How could priests do this? Once, again, the Church confronts this question ...
Archdiocese Takes Down Website Defending Cardinal Wuerl’s Handling of Sex Abuse
The Archdiocese of Washington has deleted the “Wuerl Report” website defending the cardinal’s handling of sex abuse cases in Pittsburgh. The website was strongly criticised for striking the wrong tone ...
Canonical Reform Won’t End the Abuse Crisis, but it Can Help
Public penance should be the first response. Then let's look at some basic improvements to canon law The official response to the allegations against Theodore McCarrick has been tiresomely predictable ...
To Start the Healing Process, the US Bishops Should Consider Doing Public Penance
Whether with a Holy Hour or sackcloth and ashes, prelates can make reparation for the sins of their brother bishops Something very important is missing from every statement issued by ...
Why ‘Uncle Ted’ Didn’t Want to be Called a Father
Theodore McCarrick did not want to be known as a father. He encouraged young men and boys to call him “uncle”, and called them his nephews in turn. He wrote ...
