theodore mccarrick

Vatican Is One of World’s Largest Gay Communities, Bombshell Book Claims

NICOLE WINFIELD and ANGELA CHARLTON / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2019 Author Frederic Martel details a gay subculture at the Holy See and says Catholic bishops and cardinals are leading double lives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pope Is Silent on Charge That He Covered Up for Archbishop

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Aug 26, 2018 The Vatican's retired ambassador to the U.S., in a letter that includes an anti-homosexual diatribe, alleges Francis knew in 2013 about sexual misconduct by the archbishop of Washington. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Vatican Voices ‘Shame and Sorrow’ Over Abuse by U.S. Priests

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2018 The pope isn't quoted in the statement, made in reaction to a Pennsylvania grand jury finding that clergymen molested large numbers of children over decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pope Strips U.S. Prelate of Rank After Claims of Sexual Abuse

FRANCES D'EMILIO / The Associated Press Jul 28, 2018 In a move described as unprecedented, the pontiff acts before the accusations are investigated by church officials in the case of Theodore McCarrick, emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C. McCarrick was heavily involved in the Catholic Church's response to allegations of priestly abuse in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Punishes Cardinal in Sexual Abuse Case

MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Jun 20, 2018 Theodore McCarrick, 87, the retired archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been removed from public ministry and faces further punishment over allegations he sexually abused a teenager more than 40 years ago. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )