Cardinal DiNardo Calls for Answers to Questions Raised by Archbishop’s Testimony
Posted by CNA/EWTN News on Monday Aug 27th, 2018 at 8:30 PM
The Aug. 27 statement of the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston was in response to a letter released by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, apostolic nuncio emeritus to the US, over the weekend.
WASHINGTON — Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, reaffirmed Monday the need for a “prompt and thorough examination” of questions surrounding Archbishop Theodore McCarrick.
The former apostolic nuncio’s 11-page written statement raised questions about the conduct and appointment of several U.S. cardinals and bishops, including Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, and Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, archbishop emeritus of Baltimore.
Archbishop Viganò claimed that Pope Francis knew about allegations against Archbishop McCarrick and reinstated him in ministry, after Benedict XVI had imposed sanctions on him.
“The questions raised deserve answers that are conclusive and based on evidence. Without those answers, innocent men may be tainted by false accusation and the guilty may be left to repeat sins of the past,” wrote Cardinal DiNardo. . . .
