The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye.

The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye

WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, died Friday, according to Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy. McCarrick was 94.

The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye as McCarrick rose to the top of the U.S. church as an adept fundraiser who advised three popes.

  • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    …after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults…

    Well, it’s bad and he’s a piece of shit for doing it but at least they’re not-

    …and children…

    Oh, of course, there it is. I wish there was a hell for this guy to rot in but I’ll just have to settle for him being dead and gone instead.