Breitbart: The Vatican announced Saturday that it will begin an investigation into the serial homosexual abuse of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the face of mounting pressure to address the issue.
The Vatican will undertake a “thorough study of the entire documentation present in the Archives of the Dicasteries and Offices of the Holy See regarding the former Cardinal McCarrick, in order to ascertain all the relevant facts, to place them in their historical context and to evaluate them objectively,” the statement said.
The statement said that the Holy See had been notified by the Archdiocese of New York of accusations against McCarrick as far back as September 2017.
On August 25, however, a former papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, released an 11-page bombshell report in which he claimed to have informed Pope Francis personally of McCarrick’s record of abuse in 2013, shortly after the papal election.
Viganò also claimed that Francis had reinstated McCarrick to a position of influence in the Vatican, lifting previous sanctions that had been privately imposed on the former cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
In 2014, the Washington Post described McCarrick as a go-to person for Pope Francis, noting that he had been “put out to pasture” by Pope Benedict.
“Francis, who has put the Vatican back on the geopolitical stage, knows that when he needs a savvy back channel operator he can turn to McCarrick,” wrote veteran Vatican analyst David Gibson at the time.
Without mentioning the Viganò report, Saturday’s Vatican communiqué said that Pope Francis is “aware of and concerned by the confusion that these accusations are causing in the conscience of the faithful.” Nonetheless, it made no mention to allegations that the pope himself had seriously mishandled the case.
In mid-August, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) formally requested that Pope Francis open a full investigation — an “apostolic visitation” — into the McCarrick case, including who had enabled his rise in the clerical ranks and who had benefited from his patronage. A month later, the president of the conference, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo traveled to Rome to personally urge the pope to accede to the bishops’ request.
Sorta smells like a scapegoat operation to me, after the Vatican’s Homosexual Mafia’s support of The Red Pope.
Ha! They’re going to ASScertain the facts.
“… thorough study of the entire documentation present in the Archives of the Dicasteries and Offices of the Holy See regarding the former Cardinal McCarrick, in order to ascertain all the relevant facts …”
Catch the weasel-words? “entire documentation present” which implies only the documentation accumulated by the Church (which may be absolutely nothing) and “relevant facts” as opposed to ALL the “facts?”
Well, I could study all the “entire documentation present” in my personal library and (probably) come up with an indictment – or exculpation, as required.
In other words, the Church will come up with whatever suits the hierarchy.
izlamo delenda est …
The Pope’s wording reminds me of FBI/DOJ assuring the investigation of Hillary.
I suspect, the ‘pot’ will find the ‘kettle’ is still black. F’n hypocrites!
The only appropriate response is to gather the priests who committed these acts and the bishops and cardinals who covered it up and burn them at the stake in St. Peter’s Square. Then declare that this will continue until the abuses stop.
In other news: After an exhaustive investigation the brer fox reported to me that it was weasels wearing fox shoes that had gotten into my henhouse. I am so thankful for his assistance, I would have never figured that one out w/o his help.
What a magnanimous gesture. As a thank you I have an idea of a name for the report:
If I Did It: Confessions of …
Tim, you nailed it; nowhere does it say the actual victims will or the accused priests be interviewed.
Burn him at the stake.