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That is, until the revelation of a letter written in 2006 by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, the No. 3 in the Vatican's secretariat of state at the time, to Father Boniface Ramsey, a former professor at the Diocese of Newark's seminary. The letter was published by the U.S. Bishops' Catholic News Service on September 7, 2018.
Now Big Media's headlines have changed a bit:
From CBS News:
2006 letter confirms Vatican received complaint about ex-cardinal
"A 2006 letter from a top Vatican official confirms that the Holy See received information in 2000 about the sexual misconduct of a now-resigned U.S. cardinal, lending credibility to bombshell accusations of a cover-up at the highest echelons of the Roman Catholic Church."
From CNN:
Letter suggests Vatican knew of sexual misconduct allegations against McCarrick in 2000
"The newly surfaced letter from Sandri appears to support recent allegations by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a former Vatican ambassador to the United States, that the Holy See knew about the sexual abuse accusations against McCarrick for years and did nothing about it."
From the Hill:
Letter reveals Vatican knew of allegations against McCarrick
"Sandri's letter also shows that the matter was known to the Vatican a year before Pope John Paul II made McCarrick a cardinal, something Vigano had alleged."
We might be more damning documents released, as the U.S. Bishops seek cover and to do damage control. I don't think that Pope Francis thought this silence thing through.
ReplyDeleteJP2 was an enabler. He promoted McCarrick, Maciel, and Arguello, to name a few.
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