In a release sent Friday morning, the Archdiocese of Washington announced Theodore McCarrick, who served as archbishop of Washington from 2000 to 2006, is residing at the St. Fidelis Friary in Victoria, Kansas.
In late July, after the allegations of sexual misconduct with boys and men surfaced, Pope Francis ordered McCarrick to withdraw from all public events and to conduct a “life of prayer and penance,” at a yet-to-be-determined location as the church investigated claims McCarrick fondled an altar boy in the 1970s. Since then, several other men have come forward alleging abuse.
The Vatican said it will examine the allegations in a canonical trial.
Separately, the current Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl is facing intense criticism over his handling of sex abuse allegations by Catholic Clergy in Pennsylvania when he was Bishop there nearly 30 years ago.
The friary where McCarrick is now living is made of what are known as Capuchin Franciscan Friars, known for their devotion to contemplative prayer and what the church calls “rigorous austerity.”
If Clerics are gong to do the crime, they should also do the time.
A friary sure beats prison.
Of course, I wish McCarrick the grace of Divine Forgiveness for his actions, while at the same time, remain disappointed he was not subject to the due process of criminal law for his sexual attacks upon the altar boy and upon adult seminarians and Priests in his charge.
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