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Ex-Cardinal Deemed Incompetent for Sex Abuse Trial in MA

The Highest-Ranking Catholic Official Accused of​ Sexual Abuse Deemed Incompetent for Trial

The highest-ranking Catholic ⁤official to have been accused of sexual abuse in the United States is not competent to stand trial, a Massachusetts district court judge ruled Aug. 30.

The ruling frees 93-year-old former ⁢Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from a criminal trial, at least in Massachusetts.

The case, however, has put a broader spotlight on several issues within the Catholic Church:

  • A closure of Catholic schools across the ⁢country
  • A rise in woke ideology ​in the church
  • A substantial drop in seminarian enrollment
  • The Pope’s⁤ continued stand against women ‌in the priesthood

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C.J. Doyle, Executive Director of the Catholic Action League​ of Massachusetts, expressed ⁣concern about the future of the ⁣church.

“We are definitely seeing its struggle with the long-term⁣ impact of sins by some of our leaders,” he said, referring ⁤to the ‌former cardinal as a “posturing hypocrite.”

“It is⁣ a‌ pity that this fiend will not be brought to the bar of justice, ⁣but he awaits, ⁣in the not-too-distant future, a higher judgment,” Mr. Doyle said.

The former cardinal has been ⁢accused of ⁣sexually abusing 14 minors, including one as ‍young as⁤ 10 years‍ old, and eight seminarians in four states. Despite allegations dating back to the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2021 that criminal charges ‍were brought⁣ against him.

Despite a trail of now-publicized ⁢correspondence and documents exchanged between church leaders evidencing the ⁢cleric’s alleged abuses,‌ the church was slow to act.

In 2019, ‌Mr. ⁣McCarrick became the most senior church official to be laicized, or defrocked, ⁢for sex crimes.

In 2020,⁢ the Vatican ⁤published a 449-page report on the decision entitled “Report on the Holy See’s Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore ⁤Edgar⁣ McCarrick.”

The ⁢Holy See ⁣is the central government of the Catholic Church.



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