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But the hierarchy does know and fostered a culture that permitted McCarrick to continue with his misdeeds until hiding it became impossible.

Guess who made it impossible to hid McCarrick's "misdeeds".

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò after repeatedly warning the Francis about McCarrick's predations.

John Paul II was a great Pope and man but it is factual that he knew very much of the abuse going on and just kicked it down the road and closed his eyes to it.. It’s been a shame for a long time.

I saw a documentary that bishops were having parties with gay strippers overnight up until the time they were ready to serve Mass. 50 years ago.

Francis is a communist and therefore I don’t even think he believes in God.

and he maybe even willfully pushing along the abuse now. But he is certainly not the founder of it.

I was 8 in 1976 and my father who was born in 1920 told me if a priest ever touched me in a way I didn’t like to let him know.

My Uncle sal went into the seminary in 1940 at a very young age. He went on to become schizophrenic and letters that he had written home documented his abuse but no action was taken. He wasn’t believed

No this problem predates Francis by a tremendous amount of time

Throughout its history the Church has been debased by some vile corrupt Cardinals and even some Popes. There is a special place in hell for these people. The restoration of trust will be difficult if not impossible for many. The Church at its best should be a moral, countercultural beacon for those who find themselves inundated by a depraved, neo pagan culture. Instead it has leaders who are corrupt, agnostic and of course politically correct. BTW now you know why all those bishops and cardinals were too timid to ex communicate pro abortion politicians.

Guess who made it impossible to hid McCarrick's "misdeeds".
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò after repeatedly warning the Francis about McCarrick's predations.

You would be surprised to learn there are rumors McCarricks abuse may have reached St. John Paul II. Allegedly.... not confirmed either way. Yet.

Weurl and others are said to have informed Benedict XVI of the abuse allegations....and then finally Vigano Went public with what he had known for a while....cover up was systemic in the Church for decades....

as is found in MANY places where humans are involved....

The sexual abuse coverup exists in Protestant churches as well, Not as public as the Catholic abuse though...
Mormon and Jehovah communities deal with sexual abuse.......
And it can be found in:

The Boy Scouts
college sports
Hollywood
Foster care children
Nursing homes
And recently we learned of the abuse in women’s gymnastics....
Worst of all... sexual abuse coverup exists within our families.....

This is not to diminish the evil criminal acts any abusive Priests who used God to commit their crimes.... they should receive the maximum punishment involved. They will have to face God one day as well. Those who covered up these crimes need prison time as well.

Where there are humans committing sex abuse; there are humans involved in the coverup......

I don't expect Pope Francis to publicly address McCarrick’s sexual exploits any time soon - if ever.

But until this pope does, I don't want to have anything to do with him regarding my Catholic faith.

To me, he is not a Catholic, but only another aggressive progressive politician supporting anti-Catholic doctrine, and looks scandalous in his papal vestments.

He should be banished back to his “liberation theological” Latin America. Hopefully there will never be another pope from that continent where many, many priests are politically active and homosexually permissive, particularly the Jesuits who shame the legacy of their founder St. Ignacious.