Third Accusation of Sex Abuse Surfaces Against Ex-Cardinal McCarrick

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Third Accusation of Sex Abuse Surfaces Against Ex-Cardinal McCarrick​

Thomas D. Williams Ph.D. 5 Jan 2019 Breitbart News

The Vatican is now investigating three separate charges of homosexual abuse against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the latest of which was reported less than three months ago and has just become public.​

Though details surrounding the case remain scarce since the alleged victim has chosen to remain anonymous, the man is reportedly in his forties, and the alleged abuse would have taken place when he was a minor.

The online Catholic news outlet Crux broke the story Saturday, noting that as with the case of another of McCarrick’s accusers, James Grein, the latest alleged victim was known to McCarrick through close family friends.

In late December, the Associated Press (AP) released a series of graphic details from Mr. Grein’s testimony against McCarrick, alleging sexual abuse spanning many years beginning when Grein was a boy of 11. . . .

. . . these three are the only individuals so far to report having suffered abuse as minors, a number of others have accused the former cardinal of homosexual abuse and harassment occurring when they were over the age of 16. . . .

. . . The Vatican’s statement said that the Holy See had been notified by the Archdiocese of New York of accusations against McCarrick as early as September 2017. . . .

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Third Accusation of Sex Abuse Surfaces Against McCarrick | Breitbart

The Vatican is now investigating three separate charges of homosexual abuse against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

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Bishop McCarrick has never been excommunicated or even laicized . . . and is currently residing in Kansas next to, or at least on the same block as, a Kansas children’s grade school.

https://www.kansascity.com/living/religion/article219202090.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...-cardinal-mccarrick-living-near-kansas-school

Ex-cardinal accused of sex abuse living near Kansas school

VICTORIA, Kan. (AP) — The friary in remote western Kansas that is now home to a disgraced former U.S. cardinal removed from ministry by Pope Francis over allegations of sexual abuse is just one block from an elementary school.

apnews.com

 

[twf]

I’m not going to hold my breath that there will ever be a canonical trial or any additional sanctions. He’ll live out a relatively comfortable life in the monastery next to the school of young children.

 

[AlNg]

Bishop McCarrick has never been excommunicated

Is it no longer true that if a priest has sex or sexually molests a boy during confession it would be mean automatic excommunication?

 

[poche]

I think that the critics are mistaken. If he doesn’t leave the property then what harm can he do?

 

[Joe_5859]

I expect we will know more about McCarrick’s fate by the February summit.

Analysis: The Non-Trial of Theodore McCarrick

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is expected to formally assess the evidence and defense within the next week.

www.ncregister.com

By this account, the Holy See is forgoing a canonical trial in favor of a more expedited process whose final verdict will be rendered directly by Pope Francis rendering any possibility of appeal nonexistent.