Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Deliver UsApril 18, 2019
CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn

In this week's episode, we are looking at what the church can do to hold its bishops accountable.

To better understand the problems and difficulties with holding bishops accountable, we will look at the case of Theodore McCarrick, a cardinal who was stripped of his title and office for abusing two minors in the '70s.

How did such a high ranking church leader, one who even had a hand in drafting the church's reforms, avoid being held accountable for so long? Fr. Boniface Ramsey will explain what happened.

You'll also hear from Marie Collins, a survivor who served on the pope's commission for the protection of minors alongside our other guest, Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, who is the head of the center for child protection at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Later we will consult theologian Rick Gaillardetz about both long term reform and immediate fixes to canon law, the legal code of the Catholic Church.

Comments are automatically closed two weeks after an article's initial publication. See our comments policy for more.

The latest from america

Children gather over the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Some of the “made in the U.S.A.” bombs Israel Defense Forces are dropping over Gaza include 2,000-pound bombs that have been responsible for some of the most devastating—and questionable—strikes of the months-long campaign against Hamas.
Kevin ClarkeMay 02, 2024
Many Jesuits schools have recently been sites of passionate protest, peaceful activism and regrettably some incidents of anti-Semitism.
Michael O’BrienMay 02, 2024
Directly ending human life—at any stage—tears the metaphysical tapestry of existence.
J.D. Long GarcíaMay 02, 2024
”The division and hatred that have been part of these protests and demonstrations do not come from the true God,” Father Roger L. Landry said.