There are some lives that even the most optimistic among us dare not eulogize; Theodore E. McCarrick’s life might very well fall into that category. Once the highest prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the former…
High levels of homosexual orientation among American Catholic priests have been an open secret for decades. Citing data by sociologist Paul Sullins, University of Texas sociologist Mark Regnerus noted in a 2021 Public Discourse article that, historically, homosexual orientation in…
A Catholic priest in Ohio has been sentenced to life in prison for sex-trafficking boys. Fr. Michael Zacharias was first arrested in 2020 and charged with “coercion and enticement, sex trafficking of a minor, and sex trafficking of an adult…
It is impossible to overstate the tone-deafness of America’s Catholic bishops in recent years. They seem determined to give the Catholic Church a black eye. The Theodore McCarrick scandal — he was a prominent cardinal in Washington, D.C., who preyed…
Fr. Andres Arango recently resigned as pastor of St. Gregory Catholic Church in the diocese of Phoenix, Arizona. It turns out that he has been performing invalid baptisms for over 20 years. Members of the laity noticed that he said…
Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired archbishop of Los Angeles, is notorious for his role in the Church’s abuse scandal. In 2013, he was “removed from all public duties by his successor, Archbishop José H. Gomez, as the church complied with…
American Catholic priests ordained after 2010 are more likely to be theologically conservative and to affirm Church teaching on controversial moral issues than priests ordained in prior decades, a survey published this week found. The survey showed that newly ordained…
Pope Francis recently rejected a preening offer of resignation by German Cardinal Reinhard Marx. It is hard to say which gesture was phonier: the offer or the refusal. Intended as proof of the Church’s commitment to “reform,” this exchange between…
The Vatican’s long-promised report on the Theodore McCarrick scandal has yet to materialize. Meanwhile, his “nephews” continue to rise in the Church, often taking positions within the inner circle of Pope Francis. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who roomed with McCarrick for…
