There is a battle raging for control of the Catholic Church. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano’s recent claim that Pope Francis covered-up Theodore McCarrick’s sexual indiscretions is the latest battle in a political holy war between conservative Catholics (supporters of Benedict...
Catholic sexual abuse scandal
The Vatican is Preparing a Response to the Vigano Letter
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual sins of former Washington D.C. archbishop Theodore McCarrick. Thus far, Francis has dismissed the accusations. But now it appears that the Vatican is forming some kind of...
The President of a Conservative Catholic College Defends the Pope and Takes the Heat
Jim Towey is the president of Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida. He was also the Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives under George W. Bush. Ave Maria is a very traditional Catholic college. It...
More States are Investigating Catholic Sex Crimes
New York, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Missouri are all investigating sex crimes covered up by the Catholic church. The investigations come in the wake of a Pennsylvania investigation that turned up over 300 abusive priests and over 1000...
*Commonweal*: The Vigano Letter is Suspect, but Francis Should Still Respond
As we wrote about here last week, Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano recently claimed Pope Francis knew that Archbishop Theodore McCarrick was a “sexual predator” and did nothing about it. Vigano made his allegations in an 11-page “testimony.” Yesterday, the...
Catholic writer claims Vigano testimony is to the sex abuse scandal what Oliver Stone is to the Kennedy assassination
Writing at the National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters argues that Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano’s testimony that Pope Francis covered-up the inappropriate behavior of former-cardinal Theodore McCarrick is little more than a conspiracy theory. Here is a taste of his...
Did Pope Francis Know About Cardinal McCarrick’s Alleged Sexual Abuse and Cover it Up?
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a former apostolic nuncio in Washington D.C., claims that Pope Francis knew that former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick was a “sexual predator and not only covered it up, but brought McCarrick into his inner-circle. Vigano’s 11-page report reads...
Hundreds of Priests Accused of Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania
The report by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is out and it reveals some pretty disgusting things about the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. 1000s of victims. Read Michelle Boorstein’s Washington Post coverage here. A few lowlights from the official report: A...
The Vatican Congratulates "Spotlight" on Winning Best Picture
Over at Religion News Service, Rosie Scammell is reporting that the Vatican has given “two thumbs up” to “Spotlight,” the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture. As most of you probably know, “Spotlight” is a movie about the Boston Globe‘s...