“We join with all those demanding the end of a culture that ignores or tolerates sexual abuse of Catholic sisters or any other adult or minor perpetrated by those in positions of trust in the church community.”
Sexual Abuse
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Cardinal DiNardo: Church must address its leaders’ ‘moral failures of judgment’
The accusations against Archbishop McCarrick, a former cardinal and retired archbishop of Washington, “reveal a grievous moral failure within the church,” said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.
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Cardinal Wuerl: Next steps in wake of Archbishop McCarrick allegations
The Catholic Standard published a question-and-answer interview July 31 with Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl about the next steps for the archdiocese in light of the sexual abuse allegations made against Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick, a former cardinal and retired archbishop of Washington.
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Pennsylvania diocese releases full list of clergy accused of sex abuse, strips names of bishops from buildings
“Anyone accused of sexual misconduct will have his name removed from any place of honor.”
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Jesus knew about Cardinal McCarrick
He knew about Uncle Ted, and he knew about everything else we’re about to find out. That is why he came.
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After McCarrick scandal, will Catholic seminaries better protect young adults?
Some experts believe that while many seminaries have established policies to protect adults studying to be priests and members of religious communities, seminary culture sometimes remains an obstacle to protecting them from predatory behavior.
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From the pulpit, priests address allegations against Archbishop McCarrick
During the Saturday evening Mass when Father Looney heard the opening lines of the first reading from Jeremiah, the priest switched gears, deciding he had to say something about sexual abuse allegations against now former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington.
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US Vatican Cardinal Kevin Farrell: “Not once did I even suspect” McCarrick
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, head of the Vatican’s family and laity office, spoke as the U.S. church hierarchy has come under fire from ordinary American Catholics outraged that ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s misconduct with men was apparently an open secret in some U.S. church circles.
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Why would a priest or seminarian not report sexual harassment by a superior?
Six interrelated reasons for reluctance, based on my own experience.
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Catholic leaders react to McCarrick resignation from College of Cardinals
When allegations first surfaced regarding then-Cardinal McCarrick last month, some church officials called for new regulations and policies that apply to charges of misconduct and mismanagement against bishops. But in his letter, Bishop Scharfenberger said such changes alone will not be enough to address the church’s failings.