Category: Abuse Scandals
Michigan Attorney General Nessel Releases Report of Alleged Sexual Abuse at Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
Diocese of Grand Rapids response to the Michigan Attorney General’s Report on sexual abuse scandal
51 priests accused of sexual misconduct in Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan AG says
CATHOLIC NEWSLINK: [Holy See Announcement Re: Laicization of McCarrick:] Communiqué of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 16.02.2019″ – VaticanVa
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
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSWATCH: “U.S. bishops punt resolution encouraging Holy See to release McCarrick documents” – CNA
“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
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “NY’s Bishop John Jenik abused others, alleged victim says” – CNA
“… 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. …”
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSWATCH & VIDEO: “Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Appoints Him Interim DC leader” – CNA
[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. …
» Read moreCATHOLIC NEWSLINK: “[Notre Dame,] Rescind McCarrick’s Honorary Degree” – Sycamore Trust
“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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