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US Catholics urged to withhold donations amid 'grave moral failures'
Source: Associated Press
US Catholics urged to withhold donations amid 'grave moral failures'
Associated Press
Thu 2 Aug 2018 14.18 BST
The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday that sex abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dating back decades raise serious questions about how the claims could stay secret for so long as the retired archbishop from Washington DC rose in prestige and power.
Cardinal Daniel N DiNardo said the allegations against his former colleague reveal a “grievous moral failure” and urged anyone who has experienced sexual abuse at the hands of the church to come forward. DiNardo reminded bishops in the US to take those reports seriously and contact the police when required.
“Both the abuses themselves, and the fact that they have remained undisclosed for decades, have caused great harm to people’s lives and represent grave moral failures of judgment on the part of church leaders,” he said in a statement.
“One way or another, we are determined to find the truth in this matter,” said DiNardo, who is also the archbishop of Galveston-Houston, in Texas.
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In an open letter Tuesday, a contributor to the conservative Catholic magazine First Things urged Catholics to withhold donations to the US church until an independent investigation determines which US bishops knew about McCarrick’s misdeeds – a “nuclear option” aimed at making church members’ sense of betrayal heard.
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Associated Press
Thu 2 Aug 2018 14.18 BST
The president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday that sex abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dating back decades raise serious questions about how the claims could stay secret for so long as the retired archbishop from Washington DC rose in prestige and power.
Cardinal Daniel N DiNardo said the allegations against his former colleague reveal a “grievous moral failure” and urged anyone who has experienced sexual abuse at the hands of the church to come forward. DiNardo reminded bishops in the US to take those reports seriously and contact the police when required.
“Both the abuses themselves, and the fact that they have remained undisclosed for decades, have caused great harm to people’s lives and represent grave moral failures of judgment on the part of church leaders,” he said in a statement.
“One way or another, we are determined to find the truth in this matter,” said DiNardo, who is also the archbishop of Galveston-Houston, in Texas.
-snip-
In an open letter Tuesday, a contributor to the conservative Catholic magazine First Things urged Catholics to withhold donations to the US church until an independent investigation determines which US bishops knew about McCarrick’s misdeeds – a “nuclear option” aimed at making church members’ sense of betrayal heard.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/02/catholic-church-urged-withhold-donations-grave-moral-failures
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