Posted on 08/01/2021 10:32:54 AM PDT by ebb tide
This trial is sure to serve as yet another reminder of the Catholic hierarchy’s complicity in McCarrick’s misdeeds. After all, those who knew of his misconduct remain in positions of power. “[W]e all knew,” Bishop Steven Lopez has acknowledged.
Some close associates of McCarrick have even received promotions since the scandal. Cardinal Farrell, his former roommate, holds a high position at the Vatican. Two of McCarrick’s cronies, Cardinal Blase Cupich in Chicago and Cardinal Joseph Tobin in Newark, sit on a powerful Vatican congregation that selects bishops for the United States. (According to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the former papal nuncio to the United States, McCarrick “orchestrated” the elevations of Tobin and Cupich in the Church.)
Cardinal Donald Wuerl was made aware of an allegation of misconduct against McCarrick at least 13 years before the scandal broke. The formal complaint reportedly concerned McCarrick’s behavior at his New Jersey beach house, where McCarrick has admitted he shared beds with seminarians. Wuerl is enjoying a comfortable retirement.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, a top official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), resigned due to a report by The Pillar establishing Burrill’s extensive use of Grindr, a gay hookup app. The Pillar reported that Burrill used “Grindr on a near-daily basis during parts of 2018, 2019, and 2020 — at both his USCCB office and his USCCB-owned residence, as well as during USCCB meetings and events in other cities.” In subsequent reports, The Pillar traced similar Grindr use to rectories in Tobin’s Newark archdiocese and to buildings within the Vatican’s walls.
These stories illuminate the homosexual ecclesiastical culture which had protected McCarrick for decades. But, of course, the Catholic establishment refuses to make that admission.
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Ping
It appears the leadership believes that the Catholic’s church biggest problem is TLM and not providing communion to abortion supporters.
I know this guy is a bum, but how is he being criminally tried for this over 40 years later?
And as for the other guy, sorry, if you’re on Grinder you are looking for gay sex, or at least want to look at gay sex. So stop with any denials of that.
Nevertheless, it does kind of disturb me how they were able to track him. Another bum, obviously, but I suppose they could do the same to any of us. Not sure I’m 100% cool with that.
... how is he being criminally tried for this over 40 years later?
See “Tolling”.
OK, still seems a bit strange to me. I’m aware of tolling the statute or however one says it, but it still seems a long time to me, esp. since he wasn’t charged, or even accused I suppose, at the time.
I’ll have to try and find a longer article. Great guy, I live in NJ so he was the top man around here for a long time. Surprised to find out about Spellman too. He was the top man when I was a kid. Remember the line from the old anti-war song “Cardinal Spellman said give ‘em hell!”?
Prayers for Holy Mother Church.
Last paragraph in the article:
“Churchmen have washed their hands of McCarrick. But his stain is not so easily erased. As his upcoming criminal trial unfolds, the faithful will have every right to ask: If the Church is past McCarrick, why are his “nephews” still running it?”
Read the full article to find out just who these “nephews” are.
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