Church Transparency, a website projected under the direction of a person identified as “a lay convert from Texas, has put together an extensive list of all the Dioceses in the United States, the names of their respective Bishops and how those Bishops have responded to the bombshell testimony of ArchbishopCarlo Maria Viganò, former Papal Nuncio to the United States.
Archbishop Viganò has claimed that Pope Francis lifted sanctions that Pope Benedict XVI had imposed on the disgraced McCarrick, an alleged homosexual predator.
On the website, Bishops are grouped into one of four categories, based on their response to Viganò's testimony: those who support an investigation, those opposed, those who have given a neutral response, and those who have not issued any official statement whatsoever.
Thus far, 41 Bishops are listed as having "no public statement."
Of the 148 Bishops with official statements about Viganò's testimony, 80 are supporting an investigation, 63 have remained "neutral or pastoral," and only 5 are opposed to investigating.
Of the 5 Bishops who oppose investigating Archbishop Vigano’s claims, 4 have been implicated by name in Vigano's initial testimony in August. They are Cardinal Wuerl, Cardinal Cupich, Archbishop McElroy and Cardinal Tobin.
So every Bishop named in the Vigano claims opposes an investigation.
I would think they more than anyone would want to have their names and reputations exonerated by way of a thorough investigation of Archbishop Vigano's allegations!
Curious, indeed!
Archbishop Michael Jackels of Dubuque, Iowa also opposed an investigation into Archbishop Viganò's allegations. He is the only US Bishop opposed to an investigation who was not named in Vigano's testimony.
It will be interesting to see if these same Bishops will hold to their positions during and after the upcoming USCCB meeting in Baltimore this coming week.
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