Theodore Edgar McCarrick

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Cardinal McCarrick at the 2008 World Economic Forum
McCarrick's coat of arms as Archbishop of Washington and Cardinal

Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born July 7, 1930 in New York , USA ) is a former Roman Catholic priest , Archbishop of Washington, DC and former cardinal , who had been punished for laity . He is the first cardinal of the Catholic Church to be dismissed for sexual assault committed in the priesthood .

Life

Theodore Edgar McCarrick is the son of a captain and comes from a New York-based family of Irish descent . His father died of tuberculosis when Theodore was three years old. His mother worked in an auto parts factory in the Bronx and was supported by the extended family.

McCarrick studied theology , philosophy and sociology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and received on 21 May 1958 under Francis Cardinal Spellman , the sacrament of Holy Orders . He then worked for eleven years at Catholic universities in Washington, DC and Puerto Rico as a teacher, pastor and administrative clerk. In 1969 the Archbishop of New York , Cardinal Terence Cooke , appointed him his personal secretary.

On May 24, 1977 Pope Paul VI appointed him . as titular bishop of Rusibisir and auxiliary bishop in New York. He received his episcopal ordination from Cardinal Terence Cooke on June 29th of the same year. In 1981 Pope John Paul II appointed him first bishop of the newly founded Diocese of Metuchen , which he led for five years, and in 1986 made him head of the Archdiocese of Newark .

In 1988 he was one of the members of an interreligious delegation from the USA that met Fidel Castro in Cuba to discuss questions of religious freedom for the first time since the Cuban Revolution in 1958 . He also traveled to China several times with similar concerns .

In November 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed him Archbishop of Washington . He was inducted into office on January 3, 2001. The Pope accepted him on February 21, 2001 as a cardinal priest with the titular church Santi Nereo e Achilleo in the college of cardinals .

Cardinal McCarrick attended the 2005 conclave in which Benedict XVI. was chosen. In 2006 he accepted McCarrick's resignation from the office of Archbishop, which he had already submitted when he reached the age of 75, and was succeeded by Donald Wuerl . McCarrick did not participate in the 2013 conclave because at that time he had lost the right to vote by turning 80 .

On June 21, 2018, it was announced that Pope Francis had suspended McCarrick from the priesthood and prohibited him from publicly performing priestly duties on charges of sexual abuse that had been assessed as “credible and substantial” . In several reports , the US journalist Rod Dreher described, based on court documents and his own research, how McCarrick had systematically exploited his power as a priest, bishop and archbishop to sexually exploit seminarians and priestly candidates subordinate to him, as well as other victims who were dependent on him. McCarrick is said to have sexually used numerous candidates for priesthood between 1970 and 1990 and also molested at least two minors. In doing so, the ecclesiastically and socially influential and well-networked perpetrator had succeeded over the years in persuading victims and witnesses to remain silent or intimidated and in preventing his acts from becoming known.

On July 28, 2018, it was announced that Pope Francis had accepted McCarrick's official resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals, which had been received by letter the day before, and had ordered him to reside in a house assigned to him for a life of prayer until the due canonical process was completed and to stop repentance. He now lives in a Capuchin monastery in the US state of Kansas . Hans Zollner , head of the child protection center at the Pontifical Gregorian University, describes this as an unusual occurrence in the Catholic Church: “The fact that a cardinal completely resigns from the cardinal status has happened for the first time in more than 90 years.” The last time she resigned in 1927 given by a cardinal from the college when Louis Billot resigned for his support for Action française .

On February 16, 2019, the Holy See Press Office announced the release of McCarrick from the clergy. It has been proven that McCarrick was guilty of the following crimes during his time as a cleric: Sollizitation (sexual seduction) while reading confession and violating the sixth commandment (prohibited sexual acts) with minors and adults under aggravating abuse of his power. The Congregation rejected an appeal against the decision made on January 11, 2019 at its meeting on February 13, 2019, which McCarrick announced on February 15, 2019. Pope Francis confirmed the decision of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , which is now final; further legal remedies are not permitted.

Memberships

Cardinal McCarrick was a member of the following units of the Roman Curia :

Web links

Commons : Theodore Edgar McCarrick  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Julie Zauzmer and Chico Harlan: Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, facing sexual abuse reports, resigns from the College of Cardinals. washingtonpost.com, July 28, 2018, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b c Rick Dunham: Presentation on the occasion of a radio presentation by C-SPAN on July 11, 2005 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC
  3. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Washington (USA) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , November 21, 2000, accessed May 15, 2016 (Italian).
  4. ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Washington (USA) e Nomina del Successore. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 16, 2006, accessed May 16, 2016 (Italian).
  5. ↑ USA: Vatican suspends former archbishop from the priesthood. In: Vatican News. June 21, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Rod Dreher: Uncle Ted's 'Special Boy'. In: The American Conservative. July 25, 2018, accessed February 16, 2019 .
  7. ^ Matthias Rüb : Cardinal McCarrick: The Harvey Weinstein of the Catholic Church. In: www.FAZ.net. July 3, 2018, accessed February 15, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Sharon Otterman: Man Says Cardinal McCarrick, His 'Uncle Ted', Sexually Abused Him for Years. nytimes.com, July 19, 2018, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 28, 2018, accessed July 28, 2018 (Italian, with English translation).
  10. ↑ "This has happened for the first time in more than 90 years". In: Domradio . July 29, 2018, accessed February 16, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Bernd Hagenkord , Mario Galgano : Abuse: Theodore McCarrick released from the clergy. Vatican News, February 16, 2019, accessed February 16, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Comunicato della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede. Holy See Press Office, February 16, 2019, accessed February 16, 2019 (Italian, with English translation).
  13. ^ Nomina di Membri del Pontificio Consiglio per la Promozione dell'Unità dei Cristiani. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, March 6, 2004, accessed May 16, 2016 (Italian).
  14. ↑ a b Nomina di Cardinali Membri dei Dicasteri della Curia Romana. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, May 18, 2001, accessed May 16, 2016 (Italian).
  15. ^ Nomine nel Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 7, 2003, accessed May 16, 2016 (Italian).
  16. ^ Nomina di Consiglieri della Pontificia Commissione per l'America Latina. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, February 10, 2003, accessed May 16, 2016 (Italian).
predecessor Office successor
Bishopric newly established Bishop of Metuchen
1981–1986 		Edward Thomas Hughes
Peter Leo Gerety Archbishop of Newark
1986-2000 		John Joseph Myers
Lawrence Aloysius Burke Superior of the Turks and Caicos Islands
1998–2000 		John Joseph Myers
James Aloysius Cardinal Hickey Archbishop of Washington
2000-2006 		Donald Cardinal Wuerl
personal data
SURNAME McCarrick, Theodore Edgar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American theologian, former clergyman, Archbishop of Washington, and Cardinal
DATE OF BIRTH July 7, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City