Category: Abuse Scandals

CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: [Holy See Announcement Re: Laicization of McCarrick:] Communiqué of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 16.02.2019″ – VaticanVa

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Traduzione in lingua inglese On 11 January 2019, the Congresso of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at the conclusion of a penal process, issued a decree finding Theodore Edgar McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., guilty of the following delicts while a cleric: solicitation in the Sacrament of Confession, and sins against the Sixth Commandment with minors

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “U.S. bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents” – CNA

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“On the last day of their fall meeting, the U.S. bishops’ conference voted down a resolution that would have ‘encouraged’ the Holy See to release all documents on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. … Cardinal William Levada, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said he did not support the resolution because

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CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “NY’s Bishop John Jenik abused others, alleged victim says” – CNA

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“… The case will be reviewed by the Vatican, most likely at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, sources say, before being passed to Pope Francis for judgment. Canon law establishes that only the pope may judge a penal matter involving a bishop, unless the pope delegates that responsibility elsewhere. …”

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH & VIDEO: “Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Appoints Him Interim DC leader” – CNA

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[scroll down for video] “Pope Francis accepted the resignation of … Cardinal Donald Wuerl on Friday … asking [him] to continue … on an interim basis until a permanent successor is appointed. Wuerl, 77, originally submitted his resignation … when he turned 75 …. The pope … received a Sept. 21 request from Wuerl that his resignation be accepted. …

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CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “[Notre Dame,] Rescind McCarrick’s Honorary Degree” – Sycamore Trust

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“Dear Father Jenkins, We, the undersigned alumni, members of the Notre Dame community, friends of Notre Dame, and concerned Catholics, urge you to rescind the honorary degree the University awarded in 2008 to then Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and to announce the University’s support for a wide-ranging and unconstrained investigation into what McCarrick did, who knew, and what they did or

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CATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “New sexual abuse allegations leveled against Cardinal McCarrick” – CNA

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“… [It was]  reported July 19 … [that a Virginia man] alleg[es in a police report that] … [now-Cardinal Theodore] McCarrick began sexually abusing him in 1969, when the priest was 39[, a friend of the family,] and the man, “James,” … was 11 …. [A month earlier,] the Archdiocese of New York announced … an investigation into a different

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