Media Statements

Leaders of SNAP and Ending Clergy Abuse Global have sent a letter to Bishop Timothy Doherty, Chair of the USCCB Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People. The groups are asking that Bishop Doherty demand that the remaining dioceses, archdioceses, and religious orders in the United States immediately publish lists of abusive clergy. A copy of their letter is below.

The bombshell report on the crimes of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick contained expected revelations about how others within the Catholic hierarchy protected and lied for him. Alarmingly, there were also indications that law enforcement officials in the FBI and local police may have chosen not to investigate accusations against McCarrick. This is an extremely disturbing revelation and law enforcement officials should clarify the situation immediately.

Yesterday’s release of the massive report into the crimes and cover-ups of the now-disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was devastating to the legacy of not just McCarrick, but also to one of the Catholic Church’s most beloved leaders. Now, Church officials must reconcile the fact that one of their saints is also one of the men responsible for the scandal that the Church finds itself in today.

Following the explosive report released yesterday into the crimes of disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, most of our questions revolved around “what changes will the Catholic Church make to prevent this from happening again?” However, one of the few answers offered by Church sources is less than encouraging.

A damning report into the extent of clergy sexual abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church was released today in the United Kingdom. Now, we call on Church leaders in the UK, starting with the Cardinal,  to resign in recognition of their failures and so that a safer Church for children and the vulnerable can be created.

The Vatican’s long-awaited report into the crimes and cover-ups of disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick contains plenty of information about McCarrick’s crimes itself but falls woefully short of the mark in terms of true accountability. No child nor seminarian is safer because of this report.

With the release of this report into the crimes and wrongdoings of disgraced ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, there is finally more awareness about the realities of his career and the ways in which a dangerous sexual abuser was able to hide within the Catholic Church while also climbing his way to the top.

As the nation’s second Catholic President, survivors urge Biden to address McCarrick Report and U.S. Bishops at meeting next week

Prior to the long-awaited release of the report detailing the sex crimes of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, survivors of clergy abuse have written to President-elect Biden, urging him to act swiftly and decisively to implement measures to secure transparency from the Vatican and accountability to the victims of clergy sexual abuse.

The death of Paul Shanley, called the “poster boy” of the Catholic Church abuse scandal, means one very dangerous perpetrator is gone forever and children are safer.

A new report on Catholic clergy sex crimes and cover-ups by Florida law enforcement officials names three former mid-Missouri clerics among dozens who moved or were sent to the Sunshine state after having been accused of sexually assaulting children in their home dioceses.