McCarrick report summary cites lack of serious investigations of rumors
Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts, protestations of his innocence, and a lack of church officials reporting and investigating accusations, according to the Vatican summary of its report on the matter.
Report’s X-ray look into U.S. abuse scandal digs up pain, hope in transparency
A Swiss Guard stands at a Vatican entrance Nov. 9, 2020, the day before the Vatican released its long-awaited report on ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. (CNS photo | Remo Casilli, Reuters) By Rhina Guidos | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The...
McCarrick report called needed step toward accountability, transparency
By Dennis Sadowski | Catholic News Service CLEVELAND (CNS) — Prelates in the archdioceses and the diocese where Theodore McCarrick worked during his rise through the church’s hierarchical structure despite rumors of sexual impropriety welcomed a Vatican...
Vatican report reveals omissions in Archbishop Vigano’s ‘testimony’
By Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican’s extensive report on Theodore E. McCarrick revealed several crucial details that call into question the 2018 “testimony” of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano,...
Pope Francis, retired Pope Benedict questioned for McCarrick report
By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In an unusual move, both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI subjected themselves to questioning by Vatican investigators charged with compiling a report on how church decisions were made...
