Archbishop Lori: Church has many reasons to get right response to child sexual abuse April 9, 2019By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, McCarrick Report, News, World News A week into National Child Abuse Protection Month, Archbishop William E. Lori visited the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops chapel to celebrate midday Mass for employees of the conference to reflect on the church’s work to develop policies and procedures to prevent child abuse by those within the church.
Statement on Dismissal from the Clerical State of Theodore McCarrick February 16, 2019By Archdiocese of Baltimore Filed Under: Accountability News Releases, Local News, McCarrick Report, News, Press Release “On this unprecedented day in the life of our Church, I remain in prayerful solidarity with our Holy Father, whose decision to dismiss Theodore McCarrick from the clerical state demonstrates the Pope’s willingness to hold accountable one who would harm a child, regardless of rank.
Bishops stymied in response to abuse December 5, 2018By Christopher Gunty Filed Under: Behind the Headlines, Blog, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, McCarrick Report We all wanted some definitive answers by now. God willing, February and June – the next U.S. bishops meeting – will bring the remedies that victim-survivors of sexual abuse, and the whole church, desperately need.
