Catholic Church

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.

By Church Militant, ChurchMilitant - Church Militant has learned from reliable sources that Pope Francis has directed Cdl. Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C. be spirited out of the United States before Wuerl can be arrested by U.S. federal authorities... Earlier suspicions were that Wuerl had already left the country but those reports are not true... As Church Militant has been reporting, the Department of Justice is seriously looking at opening up a RICO investigation against the Catholic Church in the United States, and Wuerl would be one of the prime targets of any such investigation.

By Stephen Wynne, ChurchMilitant - An Illinois bishop is calling for further inquiry into allegations that Pope Francis covered up former Cdl. Theodore McCarrick's history of sexual predation... In an interview with Chicago's NBC 5 News on Wednesday, Bp. Thomas Paprocki of Springfield said that, based on the testimony of Abp. Carlo Maria Viganò, former papal nuncio to the United States, Francis' relationship to McCarrick must be examined... "I think that the key issue we have to focus on here is the safety of children and a safe environment for people in our churches"... 

By Megan Fox, PJ Media - The letter, originally signed by 53 seminarians, professors, consecrated women, theologians, missionaries, and mothers of the Church, implores: Our hearts are broken, our faith tested, by the escalating crisis engulfing our beloved Church. We are angry, betrayed and disillusioned. The pain and suffering of the victims never ends, as each news cycle brings more horrific revelations of sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, cover-ups, and deceit—even at the Church’s highest levels.