Top US Cardinal Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Boys & Having “Dozens” Of Sexual Relationships With Young Men & Covering It Up
While I’m glad the RCC pulled McCarrick from ministry, it should be concerning to everyone that they allowed him to hold a position of authority for decades, knowing that he was a sodomite and abuser of young boys and men.
TIM BROWN
FREEDOMOUTPOST.COM
JULY 23, 2018
After being removed from ministry in June, American Roman Catholic Cardinal Father Theodore E. McCarrick is facing several accusations of sexual assault against teen boys and having “dozens’ of sexual relationships with young men over decades, and covering it up.
McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington and a prominent Roman Catholic voice in international and public policy, was removed from his position after an investigation seemed to provide substantial evidence that he had sexually abused a teenager 47 years ago when he was a New York priest.
According to the Archdiocese of New York:
As he himself announced earlier this morning, a report has come to the archdiocese alleging abuse from over forty-five years ago by the now retired Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who, at the time of the reported offense was a priest here in the Archdiocese of New York. This was the first such report of a violation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People ever made against him of which the archdiocese was aware.
Carefully following the process detailed by the Charter of the American bishops, this allegation was turned over to law enforcement officials, and was then thoroughly investigated by an independent forensic agency. Cardinal McCarrick was advised of the charge, and, while maintaining his innocence, fully cooperated in the investigation. The Holy See was alerted as well, and encouraged us to continue the process.
Again according to our public protocol, the results of the investigation were then given to the Archdiocesan Review Board, a seasoned group of professionals including jurists, law enforcement experts, parents, psychologists, a priest, and a religious sister.
The review board found the allegations credible and substantiated.
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the direction of Pope Francis, has instructed Cardinal McCarrick that he is no longer to exercise publicly his priestly ministry.
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