If an archbishop’s explosive claims are vindicated, this papacy must end.
By
Robert P. George
Then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays in Baltimore, Nov. 14, 2011.
Photo:
Patrick Semansky/Associated Press
The world recently learned that former Washington Archbishop
Theodore McCarrick had sexually harassed and seduced seminarians and
even abused minors. Stunned and angry Catholics demanded to know how
church officials failed to stop his predations, which went on for
decades. A purported answer came Saturday. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
issued a “testimony” accusing
several senior Church officials—including Pope Francis—of allowing
Archbishop McCarrick, who was also a cardinal, to enjoy influence
despite knowing of his evil deeds. Archbishop Viganò, a former papal
nuncio (or ambassador) to the U.S., urged the pope to resign.
