Theodore McCarrick
Ex-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges
By Steve Leblanc — August 31, 2023
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — McCarrick, the ex-archbishop of Washington, D.C., was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after an internal Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults as well as children.
Ex-Roman Catholic cardinal, now 92, is not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case, expert says
By Alanna Durkin Richer — June 30, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors this week disclosed the findings of their expert to the judge, who will ultimately rule on the once-powerful American prelate's ability to face charges that he abused the boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974.
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged in Wisconsin with sex abuse
By Harm Venhuizen — April 18, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A criminal complaint filed Friday alleges that McCarrick, who defrocked in 2019 after a Vatican investigation found he had sexually molested adults and children, fondled a man in 1977 while staying at a cabin on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin.
When abuse victims are adults, they’re often treated as ‘sinners,’ threats to churches
By Bob Smietana — July 6, 2022
(RNS) — Churches often blame adult abuse survivors for leading a ‘holy man’ astray.
If we’d listened to Cardinal Bernardin, the Catholic Church would not be where it is today
By Steven P. Millies — November 3, 2021
(RNS) — Twenty-five years ago, a call for American Catholics to engage despite their differences was brushed aside.
Defrocked prelate Theodore McCarrick arraigned for child sex abuse charges
By Jack Jenkins — September 3, 2021
(RNS) — McCarrick was charged with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, making him the first US cardinal criminally charged for such crimes.
New survey shows most Catholics have no idea who Cardinal McCarrick is. That’s a problem.
By Kerry Weber — August 3, 2021
(RNS) — That the highest-profile case of abuse in recent memory is unfamiliar to over half of the Catholics surveyed reveals a major communication problem within the church, particularly around the abuse crisis.
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
By Associated Press and Alanna Durkin Richer — July 29, 2021
BOSTON (AP) — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s.
Confessions of an exhausted Catholic
By John Gehring — July 22, 2021
(RNS) — The Catholic narrative in public life has become a soul-wearying experience.
Scandal-plagued Catholic hospital’s story reads like a guide to Vatican turmoil
By Claire Giangravé — November 23, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A tale of mismanagement and corruption that typifies the financial scandals currently swirling around the church.
US Catholic bishops’ response to McCarrick report is sad but predictable
By Thomas Reese — November 20, 2020
(RNS) — At their fall meeting, the American Catholic bishops failed to communicate that they understood the startling report's implications.
McCarrick scandal shows why popes, like John Paul, should not be canonized
By Thomas Reese — November 17, 2020
(RNS) — The fact that John Paul advanced McCarrick in the hierarchy despite warning he received from Vatican officials and Cardinal John O’Connor makes some wonder why he should be considered a saint. Canonizing popes is more about ecclesial politics than sanctity.
McCarrick report shifts views of Pope John Paul II in a polarized Catholic Church
By Claire Giangravé — November 16, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Detailing how Pope John Paul II ignored accusations against McCarrick to make him Archbishop of Washington and elevate him to cardinal, the report raises questions about the legacy of Poland's first Catholic pontiff.
Worse than bungling, McCarrick report shows Vatican failed to take abuse seriously
By Thomas Reese — November 11, 2020
(RNS) — The Vatican report on McCarrick shows that something worse than mere incompetence was at work in the Vatican’s failure: clericalism.
Vatican’s McCarrick report: Three popes looked the other way on sex abuse claims
By Claire Giangravé — November 10, 2020
(RNS) — According to the report, four U.S. bishops lied to the Vatican regarding allegations against McCarrick.
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