In a statement issued through his lawyer, Grein also expressed hope that McCarrick “will no longer be able to use the power of Jesus’ church to manipulate families and sexually abuse children.” (Frances D’Emilio & Nicole Winfield – Associated Press) … Continue reading
“Many are thinking that all of this is just one huge smoke screen. Rome has no real concern about this issue, too easily adopts a ‘blame the victim approach,’ and is content to treat this scandal as just an ‘American … Continue reading
“Jenkins is essentially likening McCarrick’s corrupt sexual abuse to that of a drunk that just cannot help himself. He also claims to have only heard “rumors” of McCarrick while noting he benefited Notre Dame greatly.” (Paul Bois – Daily Wire) … Continue reading
“We are the mothers and sisters of your priests, seminarians, future priests and religious,” the letter reads. (Stephen Kokx – LifeSiteNews) – A group of prominent Catholic women have written an open letter to Pope Francis imploring him to provide clarity on … Continue reading
“I have posted the entire text below. I’ve read it twice now, and I’m telling you, this story is as big as it gets.” (Rod Dreher – The American Conservative) Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, who served at the papal nuncio … Continue reading
“The revelations came in the same month that the Vatican announced Francis approved the expulsion from the priesthood of a former high-ranking American cardinal, Theodore McCarrick, for sexual abuse of minors and adults.” (Rod McGuirk – Associated Press) The most … Continue reading
“An insight into just how tightly controlled the culture is was provided last summer by a former Holy See ambassador, Archbishop Carlo Vigano, who traced the culture all the way back to the Vatican. He cited McCarrick’s misconduct and linked … Continue reading
“As a result of what a civilian oversight official called a “common fraud,” misbehavior by bishops “flourished.” Bishops, the Globe and Inquirer say, routinely overlooked sexual abuse by their peers, ignored complaints of abuse brought to their attention, and in … Continue reading
Viganó expressed shock at the lack of concern from Church officials toward abuse victims, writing, “it is shocking that, in the midst of so many scandals and outrage, there is so little consideration for those who have been victims of … Continue reading
“Inside the Church and out, there’s a level of anger and disillusionment that’s crippling.” (Thomas D. Williams – Breitbart) The Catholic bishops are gathering in Rome for a synod in a moment in which “the Church faces perhaps its gravest … Continue reading
Rod Dreher posted the letter in its entirety over at The American Conservative. You can read Viganò’s first letter here. In it Dreher stated that: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who served at the papal nuncio (that is, Vatican ambassador) to the … Continue reading
He told Jones, who appeared alongside him at the news conference, that he was praying her “careful review and hard questions will help my good people renew their trust in the church they love and the leaders they want to … Continue reading
According to Julie Roys, all Christians must take the blame for the scandals–and there are many–plaguing the Church. With homosexual pedophiles being publicly “outed,” the Roman Catholic Church and its current pope have a whole host of problems to deal with and … Continue reading
The Catholic Church has faced a number of challenges in recent decades. Recently Archbishop Viganò accused Pope Francis of covering up for now ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick’s serial sex abuse of seminarians and priests. (Read the reports here) As a result of continuing … Continue reading
Columnist and best-selling author Pat Buchanan, a Catholic, said, “it needs be stated clearly: This is a homosexual scandal. Almost all of the predators and criminals are male, as are most of the victims: the boys, the teenagers, the young seminarians.” … Continue reading
“Facts are notoriously stark, and numbers don’t lie: that homosexuality at all levels of the [RCC] hierarchy is a huge part of the problem is not debatable anymore.” (Alessandro Marinelli – The American Thinker) These are stormy times for the Catholic … Continue reading
“Now it seems clear in light of these recent terrible scandals that indeed there is a homosexual culture, not only among the clergy but even within the hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root. It is of course … Continue reading
“If ever there was a marriage NOT made in heaven, it would be former Governor Keating and the bishops. It was obvious to anyone with half a brain that a good number of these bishops were guilty of extensive criminal … Continue reading