Cardinal McCarrick

McCarrick Watch: Monday Edition

Monkey’s Speak No Evil, See No Evil, & Hear No Evil (Credit: Zhou Eka via Shutterstock)

Cardinal Farrell & Cardinal O’Malley Pass the Buck on the Cardinal McCarrick Homosexual Predation & Pedophilia Scandal

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. . .here’s some world-class buck-passing in the form of a McCarrick column by Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley.  The headline itself tells quite a story:   

POLICY NEEDED TO ADDRESS BISHOPS’ VIOLATIONS OF THE VOWS OF CELIBACY   

. . .policy needed! Well, there you go.  More concise than Cardinal Joseph Tobin’s post-McCarrick view that the bishops must “articulate standards that will assure high standards,” certainly. . .

by Rod Dreher

How Can Catholics Fight Back? With the Power of the Purse – John Zmirack Ph.D.
Card. Farrell & His 6 Years Sharing an Apartment with McCarrick, Unanswered – CNS
The Truth About Cardinal McCarrick – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Denial: Statement of Seán P. Cardinal O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. – Archdiocese of Boston
How the Ancient Catholic Church Dealt with Priest Sex Offenders – R Scheel, uCatholic
Are Things Gradually Better? Or Should We Hang Some Bishops? – Joseph Shaw, LMS. . .
Promoting Predators & Corrupt Bishops – Phil Lawler, First Things
Fiddling While America – & Rome – Burn? – Robert Royal Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
The Catholic Church of Mammon – Fr. Dwight Longenecker
A Clean House – Jennifer Hartline, The Stream
Card. McCarrick Reportedly Lived on IVE Seminary Property During Retirement – CNA
Bring Back Sackcloth & Ashes – Sohrab Ahmari, Commentary
What Scripture Says About the Reliability of Religious Leaders – Fr. Jerry J. Pokorsky
How Pp. Francis Could Get Back Into the Game on Sex Abuse Reform – C. Collins, Crux
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MONDAY EGREGIOVS EDITION

Cardinals Kevin Farrell, Joseph Tobin, & Sean O’Malley

Three Cardinals — Farrell, Tobin, & O’Malley — Have Some Explaining To Do

. . .these bureaucrats, I swear.  Father Ramsey took a big risk to try to handle this within the Church, but the best he could get from Cardinal O’Malley is the clerical version of, “Sorry, that’s not my table”. . .

by Rod Dreher

How to Deal Properly with the Church Sex Scandals – Fr. Tho. V. Berg Ph.D., Frst Thngs
N.Y. Times Created a New Version of Leviticus to Support Gay Sex – Mic. Brown Ph.D.
For Unfairly Dumped Fr. Phillips, A Study in Contrasts – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Homosexuality – Fr. John Hunwicke, Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment
How to Get to the Bottom of the Card. McCarrick Story for Good – Julia Duin, Get Rlgn
Protestant Myths About the Catholic Faith – Sarah Covey, Catholic Stand
More Details Emerge on Sex Abuse Allegations on Card. McCarrick – Sarah Rankin, Crux
University of Iowa Deregisters Dozens of Christian Student Groups – Jennifer Kabbany
The Coming Theocracy: Boogeyman of the Left – Regis Nicoll, Crisis Magazine
Catholic Relief Services is a Major Funder of Contraception-Lobbyists – One Peter 5
Leaked Letter Adds to Pressure on Chile Cardinal Over Sex Abuse Scandals – Crux
Quotes Suitable for Framing: David Brady – Donald R. McClarey J.D., TACatholic
Eternal Truths & “Pastoral” Changes – Eduardo J. Echeverria, The Catholic Thing
Study: Kids Attending Govt Preschool Learn Less, Misbehave More – Joy Pullman
Testy Argentine Abortion Row Features Video Games, Slum Priests – I. San Martín, Crux
The Treasure of Sin? – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today
Teaching Prudence — & Not Teaching It – Randall B. Smith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing
How Long Until Students Denounce Shakespeare as a White Imperialist? – Cthlc Herald
Outcome-based Parenting – Julie Machado, Catholic Stand
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TVESDAY EDITION

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After Cardinal McCarrick’s Fall, We Need to Make Bishops More Accountable

. . .without a broader appointment process, & a better complaints system, there will be more scandals like this one. . .

by Father Alexander Lucie-Smith, Ph.D.,

of Catholic Herald

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Woke City:  Prioritizing Social Justice, Austin Descends Into Lunacy – Mark Pulliam, CJ
This is How You Should Start Your Day, According to St. Francis de Sales – Ph. Kosloski
Pro-Abort Politico Allowed to Lead Communion in Her Local Catholic Church – M Bilger

Must-See Video: Church Militant & the Chartres Pilgrimage – Adfero, Rorate Cæli
When Can You Have a Catholic Wedding Without a Mass? – Cathy Caridi J.C.L., CLME
Studies in Prudence – Hannah Russo, The Catholic Thing
Four Qualities for Authentic Friendship – Mark Gliebe, Those Catholic Men
Social Justice Defined – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Pro-Life Walgreens Pharmacist Refuses to Fill Prescription for Abortion Drug – M Bilger
A Nigerian Parish has Created a “Committee on Indecent Dressing” – The Nation
Attending a Wedding as a Single Person? Say This Prayer on the Way . . . – S. Swinford
Cinematographic Light Show on the Sistine Chapel – Rachel Lanz, National Cth Register
Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition & Separation – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Go Fishing – Matthew Walther, The Week

Pope Francis Makes a Surprise Visit to House that Serves the Disabled – Chl. Langr, eP
How to Maximize Your Wardrobe with the Right Handbag – Meghan Ashley Styling
Rome Symposium Shines Light on Religious Persecution – Edward Pentin, NC Register
WJAMI or ‘Would Jesus Accept My Invitation?’ – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser
Abortionists Target Northern Ireland – K.V. Turley, Crisis Magazine

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Cardinal McCarrick & Sexuality Edition

Peter Pan & Tinker Bell (Credit: Fr. Dwight Longenecker)

Cardinal McCarrick & the Peter Pan Problem

. . .so what was going on? It is complicated, & if I explain things, do not imagine that I am either making excuses or diminishing what was done. . .

by Father Dwight Longenecker

The Only Way Through Purgatory; Cardinal McCarrick – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
How to Properly Respond to the Homosexualist Priest – Declan Carrick Lyons, Crisis
Did Cardinal McCarrick Hide Behind a Wall of Anti-Catholic Media Bias? – T. Mattingly
Baby Drag Queens Featured at NYC Gay Pride Parade – Connecticut Catholic Corner
#MeToo Comes for Cardinal McCarrick – Ross Douthat, The New York Times
Meet a 10-Year-Old Boy Who is Being Raised as a ‘Drag Queen’ – M. Segelstein, NCRgstr
‘Struggling’ with Same-Sex Attractions? – Hudson Byblow, National Catholic Register
What Transgender Ideology Does to Children – Sister Helena Burns, Hell Burns

Contraception & the Manipulation of Language – Bob Sullivan, Crisis Magazine
Male Feminism as an Evolutionary Adaptation – Kevin Clark, Crisis Magazine
Former Vatican Diplomat Found Guilty of Distributing Child Pornography – J.A. Esteves
Just What Are Men & Women, Anyway? – Joe Heschmeyer J.D., Strange Notions
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SATVRDAY EDITION

A Flag for Anarchist afflicted with Same-Sex Attraction (Credit: Shutterstock)

If ‘Everybody Knew’ about Cardinal McCarrick, the Corruption Runs Deep

. . .now, at last, we know, too, that complaints had been lodged against the cardinal.  These complaints, we are told, did not involve minors—& that’s all we are told about the complaints, apart from the fact that they were settled.  But in light of those complaints, & in light of the many stories involving seminarians, it would be naïve to suggest that the cardinal has now been brought to disgrace because of a single, isolated incident.  The seminarians may have been of legal age, but they were not a bishop’s equals.  His position gave McCarrick the opportunity to recruit young men & to silence those who rejected his advances, & he abused a sacred trust. . .

by Phil Lawler,

of Catholic Culture

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Fr. Frank Phillips of the Canons of St. John Cantius in Chicago Exonerated! – Fr. Z
Fr. Germán Arana, Close Friend & Bad Advisor to the Pope, Picks Future Nuncios – SM
Saruman & Left Leaning Catholics – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Sordid Past? You Have a Right to Put It Behind You – Martin Culpepper, Those Cthlc Men
Announcement: The All New My Confessor App – Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Cthlc Man
The Peron Rule & Pope Francis – Steve Skojec, One Peter 5
Mideast Christians See Russia, Not the US, as Defender of Their Faith – J. Casper, ChT
Why I Am Leaving All Social Media – T.J. Burdick
4 Tips for Catholics During Politically Turbulent Times – Melissa Guerrero, epicPew
4 Ways to Respond to Opioid Addicts Around You, from a Catholic Cop – A. Diaz, ThCM
When Is Organ Donation Moral? – Stacy Trasancos Ph.D., Catholic Answers Magazine
How Science Works–Some Case Studies* – Robert Kurland Ph.D., The American Catholic
On Exorcists, Acolytes, & Subdeacons – Aelredus Rievallensis, Canticum Salomonis
Saving Our Catholic Vocabulary – Nicholas Senz, The Catholic Thing
Does G.K. Chesterton Have the Makings of a Saint? – K.V. Turley, Natl Catholic Register
Bishops Use Religious Freedom Week to Highlight Social Services – Mark A. Kellner, RNS
Joyce Kilmer, JP2 & the Artistic Vocation – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas Ph.D. S.T.D., CWR
MLK Niece: Black Baby 3X More Likely to be Aborted Than a White Baby – M. Bilger, LN
Love in a Time of Social Media – Joannie Watson, Integrated Catholic Life™
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THVRSDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Theodore Cardinal McCarrick (Credit: Screen Shot of NBC video via Get Religion)

The Scandal of Theodore Cardinal McCarrick & Why No Major Media Outed Him

. . .numerous journalists – & Catholics – knew that Cardinal McCarrick has been accused of sexual abuse for decades & that he cultivated male seminarians for sexual purposes for years.  Wednesday’s news was no secret to many of us.  It is one of the great untold stories of the religion beat. . .

by Julia Duin,

of Get Religion

Live Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Mark Shea: Ever the Voice of Reason – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
Time is on My Side: Revised Liturgy of the Hours One Step Closer – Adoremus Bulletin
Cardinal McCarrick: What Did the Vatican Know & When? – J.F. Desmond, NC Register
Archbishop Lefebvre’s Surprising Legacy – Damian Thompson, Catholic Herald
Ghent Altarpiece May Have Just Been Solved – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia
Archaeological Finds Reveal the Horrific Reality of Crucifixion – Jessica McAfee, epcPw
The West is Rediscovering the Sacred – Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald
Sin Redefined in the PBS Detective Series Unforgotten – Kenneth Colston, Crisis Mgzn
Will Ireland’s Catholic Hospitals Defy Varadkar? – Jon Anderson, Catholic Herald
The Atlantic’s Post Should Make a Consensus that Transgenders is Adults-Only – Fdrlst
Imperial Treasury of Vienna: Precious Vestments from the House of Habsburg – LAJ
For Those Who Claim Church Teaching on Abortion is of Recent Origin – Fr. R. Heilman
Fertility & Toxicity – Lyman Stone, First Things
Iraqi Sister Who Fled Islamic State is Denied Entry to Britain for 2nd Time – Cthlc Hrld
Time to Preach to the Non-Converted on Abortion – Filip Mazurczak, The Cthlc Thing
A Guild of All Souls for the Ordinariates? – K. Greenlee, The Anglicanorum Coetibus Scty
Self-Creation or God’s Creation? Mistaken Identities & Nietzsche’s Madman – Blake PhD
What is the Six Sundays Devotion in Honor of St. Aloysius Gonzaga? – P. Kosloski, Alet.
Remembering Thomas Craughwell, Faithful Storyteller – P.G. Kengor Ph.D., AmSpect
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THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

St. John Paul II (Credit: The Catholic World Report)

George Weigel Addresses Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego of His Misconceptions on St. John Paul II

. . .homelands & social doctrines. . .St. John Paul II’s recognition of the dynamics of post-Cold War economies was not drawn from his Polish experience but from intense conversations with western scholars who knew how post-industrial economies work. . .

by George Weigel

of The Dispatch

via The Catholic World Report

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
This Powerful Pro-Life Drawing That’s Going Viral is Mind-Blowing – ChurchPOP
Uptick in Homosexual Abuse Claims Likely After Big Case Makes Splash – Mark Pattison
Card. Brandmüller Says Pope Received the Dubia Before Publication – M. Hickson Ph.D.
Does Pope Francis Read His Mail? – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture
Reverse Wreckovation at the Cathedral of St. Paul – Fr. Z’s Blog
The Return of the Gilbertines – Charles A. Coulombe, The Anglicanorum Coetibus Scty
Catholicism is Not the Religion of Nice – Matthew Archbold, National Catholic Register
How the Ignatius Pew Missal is Bringing Chant, Sacred Hymns to Parishes – Jea. Flood
30 Years of the FSSP — New Website – Tancred, The Eponymous Flower
Public Worship, Public Error, & Indifference – The Underground Thomist
5 Ways to Fight This Suicidal Surge – Fr. Roger Landry, NC Register
Crusader Liturgy: The Feast of the Liberation of Jerusalem – Canticum Salomonis
Quæritur: What Can the Instituted Acolyte Do & Wear in the TLM? – Fr. Z’s Blog
Six Obstacles to Evangelizing in the Modern Age – Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg, ICL™
The Popes, Geneva & the World Council of Churches – Matthew E. Bunson, NC Register
WJAMI or ‘Would Jesus Accept My Invitation?’ – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
Every Year 5 Million Elderly Abused & Crimes Never Discovered – Sara Buscher, Lif Nws
7 Tips to Tell a Friend Before She Buys a Wedding Dress – Meghan Ashley Styling
Cardinal DiNardo: All Clergy, No Matter Their ‘Standing,’ Must Protect Children – CNS
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VVEDNESDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Theodore Cardinal McCarrick (Credit: Wikipedia)

Homosexual Abuse Allegations Against Theodore Cardinal McCarrick Are ‘Credible’

. . .in the June 20 statement, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York, said the alleged homosexual abuse happened nearly 50 years ago. . .

by Elise Harris,

of the Catholic News Agency & EWTN News

via the National Catholic Register

Live Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Adorecast
Everyone Knew About McCarrick’s Homosexual Abuse Since at Least 2002 – R. Dreher
How Did Card. McCarrick’s Secret of Alleged Homosexual Abuse Last So Long? – Lawler
Gay Pride at the Vatican – Julie, Connecticut Catholic Corner
Pope Francis Says He Heard of the Dubia Only Via Newspapers – Mark de Vries, ICeiT
Scientists Unwittingly Show Obergefell Hasn’t Diminished Gay Stress – M Regnerus PhD
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan: Catholic Views are Unacceptable – Vladimir Rozanskij
Cardinal McCarrick Removed from Public Ministry After Abuse Allegation – Cath Herald
Psychologists Who Dissent from the Reigning Gender Ideology – Wan. Skowronska Ph.D.
Movies: Sexual Revolution: 50 Years Since “Humanae Vitæ” – Sister Hel. Burns F.S.P.
Card. Schönborn: Priestesses Too Profound a Change for the Church – Catholic Herald
Did the Church Destroy Civilization? – Steve Weidenkopf, Catholic Answers Magazine
Bp. Schneider on Pan-Amazon Synod, Married Priests, & Female Preachers – Maike PhD
Did Kylie Jenner’s Father Become Her Mother? – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
7 Important Tips to Remember for Any Catholic Online – Catholic Link
Positives & Negatives in Youth Synod’s Working Document – E. Pentin, Natl Cth Register
Was the Resurrection Based on Near Eastern Mythologies? – Matthew B. Rose, QE,E!
WJAMI or ‘Would Jesus Accept My Invitation?’ – Brice Sokolowski, Catholic Fundraiser
V.P. Pence Tackles Stalled Aid for Iraqi Christians – The Editors, National Cthlc Register
Aleteia Named “Best General Publisher Website” by Catholic Press Assoc. – Jes. Colina
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