McCarrick criminal trial suspended—forever
December 31, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the sexual-assault trial of Theodore McCarrick will be suspended until the former cardinal dies.
Responding to a request that the charges against McCarrick be dropped, since the court has found that the 94-year-old defendant is not competent to stand trial, the judge replied that state law did not allow him to dismiss the criminal charge while McCarrick remained alive. So the trial will be “suspended” until his death.
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Jan. 02, 2025 8:26 AM ET USA
The US Bishops should make a proper investigation and answer how was it possible for this corrupt individual to become a priest, then a Bishop, and then rise to the top of the the US hierarchy? Who promoted McCarrick, and who he promoted? Trying to sweep the McCarrick scandal under the carpet at this stage only means that the moral corruption keeps on festering.
