Catholic Church

By Denver Catholic Staff, Denver Catholic - Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has issued the following letter expressing his support for USCCB President Cardinal Daniel DiNardo’s and the Executive Committee’s call for an independent investigation in the wake of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano’s testimony released earlier this week: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ… Many of you are aware that this past weekend the former papal representative to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, released a testimony that makes serious allegations about the Archbishop McCarrick abuse case.

By Fr. Nnamdi Moneme, OMV, Catholic Exchange - The Eucharist demands change from us constantly because it is no ordinary or earthly food. When we eat earthly food, we receive strength to do what we want to do. But when we receive heavenly food, the food that God gives to us and food that we know about only because God chooses to reveal it to us, God strengthens us do what He wants us to do.

By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine - And so, after all these years of protecting our daughters, we now face the prospect of sullying their innocence by telling them about Uncle Ted and the men who helped him and hid him. Who would have thought our own churchmen would be among the wolves?... But they are well-catechized children, and they know the story of Judas. We will remind them of him, the Apostle who betrayed Christ and the Church and ended up killing himself. Judas reminds us that some number of Bishops will turn on Christ and his Church, and that includes us….

By Jennifer Hartline, The Stream - The present scandal, including the allegations that the Holy Father himself helped give cover to predator McCarrick, is an earthquake… Count me among those who are praying that the rot and decay and wretched filth will come crashing down in ruins. We should not wish to quiet the shaking. We should welcome it… For me, it’s simple. Nothing less than the truth will suffice. Whatever it is and wherever it leads, let’s have the whole truth.