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The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye

WASHINGTON — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults and children, died Friday, according to Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy. McCarrick was 94.

The McCarrick scandal created a crisis of credibility for the church, primarily because there was evidence Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians but turned a blind eye as McCarrick rose to the top of the U.S. church as an adept fundraiser who advised three popes.

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Vatican and U.S. church leaders knew he slept with seminarians

That’s a funny way of phrasing rapes

[–] ryrybang@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Where's the burial plot? Asking for a friend.

[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Good. I hope it was extremely painful and frightening.

[–] mutual_ayed@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago

Rest in Piss

...after a Vatican investigation determined he sexually molested adults...

Well, it's bad and he's a piece of shit for doing it but at least they're not-

...and children...

Oh, of course, there it is. I wish there was a hell for this guy to rot in but I'll just have to settle for him being dead and gone instead.

Who would have guessed that a whole society of men who have sworn to never have sex with women and would instead prefer to live among men and boys would start fucking those boys?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

May he rot in hell. And may all the vatican swine who knew about his crimes and let it go on join him.

[–] Gudl@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

One less is good :)

[–] nebulaone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I bet the "vatican archives" are just epstein-esque sex dungeons.

[–] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

All they wanna do is suck dick.