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Theodore McCarrick

Theodore McCarrick
McCarrick in 2002
ArchdioceseWashington
AppointedNovember 21, 2000
InstalledJanuary 3, 2001
Term endedMay 16, 2006
PredecessorJames Aloysius Hickey
SuccessorDonald Wuerl
Other post(s)Cardinal Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo (2001‍–‍2018)
Orders
OrdinationMay 31, 1958
by Francis Spellman
ConsecrationJune 29, 1977
by Terence Cooke
Created cardinalFebruary 21, 2001
by Pope John Paul II
(resigned July 28, 2018)
LaicizedFebruary 13, 2019
Personal details
Born
Theodore Edgar McCarrick

(1930-07-07) July 7, 1930 (age 94)
New York City
Previous post(s)
MottoCome Lord Jesus
Coat of armsTheodore McCarrick's coat of arms
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byFrancis Spellman
DateMay 31, 1958
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byTerence Cooke
DateJune 29, 1977
Cardinalate
Elevated byPope John Paul II
DateFebruary 21, 2001
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Theodore McCarrick as principal consecrator
John Mortimer SmithJanuary 25, 1988
James Thomas McHughJanuary 25, 1988
Michael Angelo SaltarelliJuly 30, 1990
Charles James McDonnellMarch 12, 1994
João José BurkeMay 25, 1995
Nicholas Anthony DiMarzioOctober 31, 1996
Paul Gregory BootkoskiSeptember 5, 1997
Vincent DePaul BreenSeptember 8, 1997
Arthur Joseph SerratelliSeptember 8, 2000
Francisco González ValerFebruary 11, 2002
Kevin Joseph FarrellFebruary 11, 2002
Martin D. HolleyJuly 2, 2004

Theodore Edgar McCarrick (born July 7, 1930) is a laicized American bishop and former cardinal of the Catholic Church. Ordained a priest in 1958, he became an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1977, then became Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, in 1981. From 1986 to 2000, he was Archbishop of Newark. He was created a cardinal in February 2001 and served as Archbishop of Washington from 2001 to 2006. After credible allegations of repeated sexual misconduct towards boys and seminarians, he was removed from public ministry in June 2018, became the first cardinal to resign from the College of Cardinals because of claims of sexual abuse in July 2018,[1] and was laicized in February 2019.[2] Several honors he had been awarded, such as honorary degrees, were rescinded.

A prolific fundraiser, he was connected to prominent politicians and was considered a power broker in Washington, D.C.[3] Within the church, McCarrick was generally regarded as a moderate.[4][5][6][7]

McCarrick was accused of engaging in sexual misconduct with adult male seminarians for decades.[8] Though multiple reports about McCarrick's alleged conduct with adult seminarians were made to American bishops and the Vatican between 1993 and 2016,[9][10] allegations of sexual abuse against minors were not known until 2018. In July 2018, The New York Times published a story detailing a pattern of sexual abuse of male seminarians and minors.[3] After a church investigation and trial, he was found guilty of sexual crimes against adults and minors and abuse of power and dismissed from the clerical state in February 2019.[11] He is the most senior church official in modern times to be laicized,[12] and his is the first known case of a cardinal's being laicized for sexual abuse.[13]

The apparent lack of action from the church hierarchy in this case sparked demands for action against church leaders believed to be responsible.[14][15] On October 6, 2018, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had ordered "a thorough study of the entire documentation present in the Archives of the Dicasteries and Offices of the Holy See regarding the former Cardinal McCarrick, in order to ascertain all the relevant facts, to place them in their historical context and to evaluate them objectively".[16] The resulting report of the Secretariat of State, published in November 2020, stated that Pope John Paul II was made aware of allegations against McCarrick but did not believe them, and that Benedict XVI, in 2005, upon learning of newly surfaced allegations, urgently sought a successor for McCarrick.[17][18] The report avoided blaming Pope Francis for the scandal.[19]

  1. ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta; Otterman, Sharon (July 28, 2018). "Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal". The New York Times. New York City.
  2. ^ "Comunicato della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, 16.02.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NYTimes2018.07.16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Gibson, David (June 16, 2014). "Globe-trotting Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is almost 84, and working harder than ever". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Religion News Service.
  5. ^ O'Neil, John (May 16, 2006). "Pope Names New Archbishop for Washington". The New York Times. New York City. Cardinal McCarrick, who was regarded as more moderate on many issues...
  6. ^ Hunt, Albert (September 22, 2015). "An insider's thoughts on a provocative pope". The Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois: Tribune Publishing. Bloomberg News.
  7. ^ Dias, Elizabeth; Horowitz, Jason (February 16, 2019). "Pope Defrocks Theodore McCarrick, Ex-Cardinal Accused of Sexual Abuse". The New York Times.
  8. ^ D'Emilio, Frances; Winfield, Nicole (February 16, 2019). "Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 16, 2019.
  9. ^ Bruenig, Elizabeth (September 12, 2018). "He wanted to be a priest. He says Archbishop McCarrick used that to abuse him". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  10. ^ McElwee, Joshua J. (August 17, 2018). "San Diego bishop responds to survivor advocate letter that alleged abuse by McCarrick". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  11. ^ "Comunicato della Congregazione per la Dottrina della Fede, 16.02.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. February 16, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference WP21619 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference WP216192 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Zauzmer, Julie; Harlan, Chico (December 28, 2018). "The Vatican's investigation into Theodore McCarrick's alleged crimes is underway". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings.
  15. ^ Crary, David (August 21, 2018). "Cardinal McCarrick scandal inflames debate over gay priests". Religion News Service.
  16. ^ "Holy See Press Office Communiqué (on the conduct of Archbishop Theodore Edgar McCarrick)". October 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "Report on the Holy See's Institutional Knowledge and Decision Making Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick" (PDF). Secretariat of State of the Holy See. p. 10. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  18. ^ Tornielli, Andrea. "McCarrick Report: a sorrowful page the Church is learning from". Vatican News. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  19. ^ Horowitz, Jason (November 10, 2020). "Vatican Report Places Blame for McCarrick's Ascent on John Paul II". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

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