Catholic Church

By Lisa Bourne, LifeSiteNews - Burke, in an interview with The Wanderer toward the close of the Youth Synod, vouched for both the content of the testimonies and Viganò’s reason for bringing them forward... “We ought to take very seriously all that he has said,” Cardinal Burke stated, as Vigano has said he has evidence to back his claims. “To do otherwise is to be negligent.”.. “I don’t think there’s any doubt” the archbishop did this for the good of the Church, he added... The cardinal described Viganò’s as “a person of the greatest integrity,” and pointed out that a number of U.S. bishops have issued statements on Vigano’s behalf.

By Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register - The U.S. bishops are expected to address the subject of fraternal correction during their Nov. 12-14 meeting in Baltimore, where the agenda will primarily focus on improved oversight and accountability for bishops accused of sexual abuse and misconduct or of negligence in failing to remove clerics who harmed minors and vulnerable adults... The discussion will include proposals for both a revised “Code of Conduct” for bishops and the establishment of a confidential third-party reporting system.......

By JD Flynn, Catholic News Agency - On Aug. 16, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo made U.S. Catholics a promise... The cardinal, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, wrote that a summer of scandal had revealed a spiritual crisis in the Church, through which “scores of beloved children of God were abandoned to face an abuse of power alone.”... “This is a moral catastrophe,” he wrote, while acknowledging that “one root cause is the failure of episcopal leadership.” “We firmly resolve,” he wrote, “with the help of God's grace, never to repeat it.”..