Monday, February 18, 2019

The Cardinal McCarrick debacle

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin spoke wise words on Morning Ireland today.

He wonedered out loud why it had taken so long to sack US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.

It is close to impossible to believe senior clerics who now say they were not aware of McCarrick's proclivities.

There have been far too many lies told by clerics in this long sad story. And too much silence too.

It should also be noted that right now the Irish Catholic Church is being far too strongly influenced by elements and aspects of  a right-wing pompous American Catholic Church.

What influence has McCarrick had on generations of US clerics?

What happens when vocations directors are paedophiles? What lasting damage is spread down the generations?

And it's all wrapped up in silly pious humbug. And humbug it is.

A subject that needs great debate.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

For how long was Dermot Martin a bishop in the Vatican? And he expects us to believe he heard nothing during that time? He may be the darling of the media but in terms of abuse he’s the same as all the others.

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