Bishop Barron on the “McCarrick Report”
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2025
- In this bonus “Word on Fire Show” episode, Bishop Barron discusses the long-awaited “McCarrick Report,” which the Holy See just released on Tuesday, November 10. This long and exhaustive report, spanning over 450 pages, shares the results of a two-year investigation into former-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, exploring how he rose through the ranks of the Catholic hierarchy despite years of sexual abuse and cover up. Bishop Barron shares his thoughts, impressions, and offers a way forward through this awful crisis.
Bishop Barron resources on sexual abuse crisis: www.wordonfire...
I’m very sorry for the vast majority of clergy that have to carry the burden of what their fellow ministers
have failed in, yet lead such saintly lives and stay and serve, when could leave and walk away and give up.Thank You🙏
I agree there are many priests who lead saintly lives and this has been very hard on them. On the other hand there is a culture of not speaking up about abuses or potential abuses. This has to change for the church to begin to heal itself
Physician heal thyself.
@@maritakelly1984 all of them are perverts
I wish people on here would stop saying 'Archbishop Vigano supporters are only SSPX sympathisers and conspiracy theorists'. I have heard Matt Fradd, Scott Hahn and Bishop Strickland (all of whom are quite friendly with respectable 'mainstream' Catholic organisations like Word on Fire or Catholic Answers), all express the view that Vigano's claims have some credibility, or that the report just released is flawed in some way. Many Catholics are suspicious. Matt Fradd, Scott Hahn and Bishop Strickland are certainly not SSPX sympathisers, and certainly not conspiracy theorists. Traditionalists maybe, but not conspiracy theorists.
To the people who dismiss Vigano and his accusations as straight out conspiracy and heresy, Cut it Out! Many Catholics want answers to good questions. Let them speak.
I am going to be praying for the survivors of the abuse everyday from now on.
I will also pray for the earthly body of Christ which is the Catholic Church, fervently and ceaselessly from now on until the end of my days. May God have mercy on us all for the sin in our lives. Amen
Amen.
Amen
The Pope, Bishops and priests need all of our prayers. Including Bishop Barron, who all have a target on their backs.
Why didn't the prayers, over 20 centuries, of those who came before you, do any good in avoiding these tragedies which have always occurred, but only in today's secular society have finally had the chance to be exposed, do any good? Oh, but now, well into the 21st century, the prayers will finally be heard.
Our priests need our prayers too...
We should not allow evil yo triumph
The devil strikes the shepherd to scatter the flock.
Tell that to parents and children who grew up with being sexually abused by cardinals.
@@thomasc9036 Remember my word, some day you will join us. Your hatred will turn into love. Love for Christ and His Church. Let's all pray for Thomas. God bless you Thomas.
Amen
@@Winston-op5de God has blessed me with two children. I would prefer to attend a church where there is no sexual abuse of children and if there were, those who did will be prosecuted instead of sweeping them under the rug, so they can abuse more and more children. I pray that Roman Catholics will start believing Christ as the head of the church instead of Popes.
I was listening to you your grace very prayerfully and intently. I sobbed like a baby because of your humility and your sincerity. I am a priest. You inspired me to suffer more for God. I am enlightened by your clarity. You are full of the Holy Spirit your grace. Salamat po!
God bless you! Pray for me.
Father, God bless you. From a fellow Filipino
Thank you for taking the time and effort to distill this report for those of us who do not have the time or energy to read all 400-plus pages. I am grateful for the frankness of the questions and the frankness of the responses. God help us all! Come Lord Jesus!!
Why were no names listed on the report as to who was involved in compiling this report? What plans does the church have to remove those prelates currently in office who have been also linked to McCarrick’s lifestyle?
Don't hold your breath.
Mon17112020:::2310::: In the Vatican pedophile McCarrick report, the victims were hardly mentioned except in foot notes.(more than a pinch of salt)
I heard Viaganó say, during an interview on EWTN, that it was Pope Francis’ personal lawyer who compiled the report.
@@swannlake20 God bless His excellency Archbishop Viganò. He is a true faithful servant and defender of the Faith. May he inspire Bishops who are in a career path and remain silent to protect their own interests.
@@swannlake20 Probably correct- it reads like a document written by lawyers (not a criticism, just an observation)
"McCarrick was a pathological liar. And pathological liars fool people including saints.” - George Weigel on John Paul II & McCarrick
is* - this man is still alive
JP2 has a letter from Cardinal O’Connor in his hands- and he STILL elevates McCarrick to Washington. Like he had no better choice without such awful allegations?
Liar or not on McCarrick’s part, the Church COMPLETELY drops the ball. That part is on those leaders- not McCarrick.
There were so many who complained about him. It was a fraternity protecting one of their own. The hierarchy is broken
Luis Muzquiz - It is a shame that St. John Paul II, a holly man is being implicated here. the Vatican mafia made sure that St. John Paul II didn't get all the details and manipulated him into signing the document he signed to make him a Cardinal. That mafia is very powerful . Look at the kind of Cardinals that are being appointed now. No orthodox/traditional Cardinals.
@@langeplanet do you know if O'Connor's letter has been published? Be curious just how much detail he goes into.
“Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on us all”
A lot of Priests have preyed on people. I knew about such happenings even as a child. My father never let us kids in the Church corridors by ourselves or left us alone in a room with a priest(be it for confession or catechism or any other discussion). A smart man and I admire him for that. He knew about this and taught us kids how to protect ourselves against predators. I was lucky I never had to experience such horrifying incidents. A lot of priests are vipers. Just like John the Baptist referred to the Pharisees. Protect your kids people. The church has a lot of skeletons in the closet. Follow Christ. Never put a priest or nun or any human on a pedestal. You will regret it. Humans are fallible. Even the pope as we've seen from this report and other events(pachamama worship). Follow Christ. He doesn't disappoint. FYI, I'm Catholic.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Amen
AMEN🙏✝️🙏
Amen
Can someone show me which part of Christ's Sorrowful Passion did Pedophile McCarrick follow. ( " Many are called , Pedophile McCarrick was chosen" )
The problem in clerical system is that many of them have become comfortable in their living, rather than to live in atonement (poverty & charity) for the sake of our sins.
Though much more needs to be done, we can be glad that there is at least a detailed McCarrick report in the first place. This sets a huge precedent and standard for all future abuses. Let's keep praying!
That report was an attack on Vigano, not a report about the sex abuse scandal
How about forget about praying and actually do something that might have a real effect, like leaving the Church?
If he was a layman, he’d be in jail. Why isn’t he?
2 tiered justice system
Justice takes time, he would be in custody, but not jail yet. He will yet find himself there.
Short answer , cover-up, intimidation, statute of limitations. After he was laized he went to a Friary in Kansas this was arranged by the filth weurel, why that happened and why it was not excommunicated has never been answered #defundtheheritics.
Bergoglio is protecting him.
@@Titadj
Do you have proof?
Words have consequences!
Who wrote the report? Who were those who were interviewed? How accurate is the report if we don't even know who wrote it, who investigated it, who was interviewed. Why wasn't Cardinal Vigano ever interviewed or even asked to be interviewed? To me it is not transparent until we know the questions I bring up.
Because he was hiding...
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@Sheelagh Cathasaigh haha...EWTN, really? Raymond Arroyo is a HOAX..he was talking to a tape recorder and not interviewing VigaNO!
They had power to summon Vigano. They haven't done it. Vigano himself said he was not contacted, he could have been. That he is in hiding is not argument. They could place a call via adds in papers or on internet.
@@paulfaigl8329 No need to summon a proven liar..what can you expect on VIGANO? Truth or Lies?
Thankyou Brandon and Bishop Barron for acknowledging the "grim" reality of the report, the "demonstrable" evidence of sexual abuse being overcome and the "hope" Catholics like me should focus on - a Church that can be a leading force for good in our world.
In the 400+ pages of McCarrrick report. Abp. Viganò was mentioned 300+ times. How come in a 44min video you didn't mentioned Abp. Vigano?
It's genuine and sincere men of God like Bishop Barron that keep the fire of Christianity lit, praise God. No matter how bad it gets all is never lost.
Indeed! Let us keep the faith
Thank you Fr Barron for speaking on this topic. I hope for justice to be rendered to this fallen cardinal and those who turned a blind eye. They deserve to be brought to civil justice and I am quite sure that they will be.
A "system" is not to blame. People are to blame. People lied. People ignored.
Our Church needs to choose poverty - literally and figuratively - in order to regain her rightful moral authority in people's hearts and minds.
I don't know how poverty equates to moral purity though.
@@yalechuk6714 Agreed! I mean in the poor in two senses: first, I mean spiritually the Church needs to adopt the beatitude: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God." We need to embrace our complete dependence on God- any good we do or beauty we create is first just a shadow of God's goodness and beauty and only possible as a participation in God's goodness and beauty.
Then literally: the Church as a whole as well as individual parishes are mini-corporations that have to spend most of it's time focusing on finding ways to pay its own employees and keeping itself in existence. A dear friend who is a priest says his "job" requires he spend more time thinking about money then anything else. In my opinion let the Church completely abandon the trapping of a worldly corporation- sell off everything we can. Cast off the comfortable, ecclesiastical lifestyle that creates such a divide between bishops and their work in the Church. Have priests and bishops live in community with each other to support each other and hold each other accountable. Let them live in community with their parishioners so they experience the life of the people they serve.
ppl make up a system or thwart it
The system perpetuated the coverup
@@JohnZak They could weed out homosexuality which is so easy to hide and they could teach priests the techniques how to be celibate ad why celibacy is a source of power and why sexual dishonesty ruins the whole personality and contaminated the whole community, and does the devil insulate them from the realisation that they are mocking God??
There is one urgent need -- this interview with B Barron needs to be combined with interviews with Vigano (various including and Life Site News). I have so much time and respect for Barron that it makes it difficult for me to see any gap in the handling of the critique of this report. There are gaps, Bishop B. There is no signed authorship of this report or list of people who may be termed co-authors; there is no interview with ArchB Vigano yet he is accused in this report of not informing Pope Francis of the abuse of McCarrick. There are blatant lies in this report, (and I add unwise because those aimed at ArchB Vigano for example, can be proved wrong), being told in the report which seeks to put Pope Francis in the best possible light. Nor was one of the main abused interviewed. These are not just gaps, they are volcanic craters. Therefore, I suggested above, that the anchor in this interview should have brought all of these things into this interview. Bishop Barron, this report in not admirably transparent at all. I for one, because of my huge respect for you and because as Church, we need you to do deal with these aspects fully. Please, please communicated this comment to Bishop Barron. thank you.
Yes Bishop Vigano has been implicated wrongly of not reporting.The interview did not address this indictment against Bishop Vigano & therefore I believe has many gaping 'craters'.
I am so disappointed of Bishop Baron.
Absolutely agree with you. Although, this report brings some light into the dark moments of the church, it still is flawed. It is absolutely weird to me that B. Vigano is the one blamed in the report even though he was the one who bravely called out onMccarik publically.
There are no lies in the report. The only thing in the 400-page report is a collection of letters between clerics on the McCarrick matter. Please read the report and get the information first hand. The report is a collection of the many pieces of correspondence between clerics. Read what they say--read what Cardinal O´Connor wrote about McCarrick. Read how McCarrick wrote to the Vatican in his own defence!!!!
Brutally honest yet still offering a ray of hope. God bless.
what was brutally honest here? Saying that JPII didn't have CLEAR picture on the ground... what does it say about US Bishops? I'm scared when Bishop Barron can't say nothing about those bishops who were silent all the time...
@@AndrzejSzpor
Do you think 'those Bishops' are either indifferent or hard-hearted? What would you really want to hear? Someone discussing people other than those judicially and specifically entrusted to him/her, is 'gossip' and 'slander' in reality.
His whitewash of Pope Francis was anything but honest, I'm afraid. "He assumed his predecessors had taken care of it". Really!?! Are we to believe Francis was completely unaware of McCarrick, the sanctions placed on him by Benedict XVI and his subsequent activities? Francis sent McCarrick to China many time, for goodness sake, to help broker the Vatican's shameful deal with the CCP. The last time was in early 2016.
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/mccarricks-unofficial-role-in-vatican-china-relations-42192
Yes, Francis removed him from the clerical state, but ONLY after the scandal broke. How could he have done otherwise? I was listening to the good bishop's remarks with an open mind up to that point, but when he breezily exonerated Francis of any lapse in judgement (at best) then I felt I couldn't take anything he was saying seriously.
@@SecretLonging the events occurred much before the scandal broke. The pope took the most reasonable approach given that previous popes didn't remove McCarrick, i.e. conduct an investigation. After the testimonies were in, the pope fired McCarrick. He has removed secrecy from the church in all sexual abuse cases. He has made numerous reforms. The problem with many is that they have already been poisoned by the pharisees that don't want Francis as pope. But looking at it objectively, his response was the most fair to say the least.
@@chilenobarrucia
Thanks for being here☆
Thank you Bishop for the encouragements, sharing your thoughts, shining a light on the brutal truth and blessing us with your spiritual guidance as always. And thank you for the prayer and blessing, very much needed in these testing times. I will continue to pray for you and your team. And I hope the critical yet opposing voices would find a way to release its tension during these enduring wilderness times.
"Yes, yes but she's our mother? How can I leave her now?" *tears down the side~
So true.
We still have the true body and blood of God no matter the humans.
No humans, no Church Annie
Thank God, He set up the Sacraments to work Ex Opere Operato!
@@vonancken Humans are essential, but their sinfulness does not negate the efficacy of the sacraments nor diminish the holiness of the saints. Kristine PFS has it exactly right.
@@vonancken Sorry to disagree with you. Annie Kate Fetzer is right. I don't care what the clergy does. We still receive the body, blood and divinity of Jesus though their hands. We are just trying to straighten out this mess. The bishops are the problem as they are too afraid to speak up. I guess they want to be Cardinals. The ones not on a career path are very few. Look are the Cardinals that are being appointed. A joke. Sorry to say. There has to be a real clean up in the church and we the layman have to speak up loud and clear. The Cardinals should be named based on their fidelity to the Church and not to their fidelity to the environment, immigration, etc. Those are new terms being used too confuse us about the real problems facing the Church today;. 50 million pre-born children have been slaughtered and the Church is silent. Only few bishops are talking about it. There seems to be an agenda which is contrary to the faith and the silence is deafening but no one seems to be hearing it. May almighty God have mercy on us and help us purify His Church.
Thank you Bishop Barron for being so clear and being the Shepherd's voice for the Church in this time of crisis. May our Lady of Fatima accompany the Suffering Church unto the end of its journey of faith!
Have mercy and look kindly upon your People, Lord!
You said it... Devastating effect. Those of us in Arch DC still have no healing since there is no acknowledgement from our ABP who instead of reaching out has further polarized and politicized our community. Completely disgusted with Church leadership, and absence during pandemic allowing our huge churches to remain closed is also devastating.
Will pray for you all. 🙏🙏🙏
look up gregory past who were his sponsors were did " qeen of the nile came from" that his nick name in lavender community
As a neighbor in Arlington Diocese, I really feel for you.
Don't lose faith. In the name of God, please do not lose faith in our Catholic Church which is true to Jesus Christ. Humans err and have erred throughout history. This man will have to meet his maker too, as we all will. I will pray for all the victims that they, too, keep faith. It is the only way to get through it all. Love and forgiveness. "Let yet without sin cast the first stone". I judge with human indignity but cannot judge on a heavenly plane. Please, do not lose faith.
Clerical coverups are still rampant. Thank you Mr Richard Fitzgibbons. You are a hero. You who pursued these criminal behaviors, crimes and dark spiritual issues relentlessly with Pope Francis and the Curia.
Thank you so much Bishop Barron. I am grateful that the church has opened this wound and is willing to closely examine the failures. What a gift to me, to see the truth revealed and to know that the church has responded. God bless you always.
I am surprised that there was no mention of Archbishop Vigano is this video. Archbishop Vigano was interviewed on ETWN and claimed that the report is full of lies. I also feel like the report hinted that McCarrick was influential in the decision making process of bishops or at least tried to be (The Catering Hall Incident of January 1990 for example). No discussion on what currently active bishops might have been advanced because of their relationship to McCarick?
Vigano is a hero! Also funny that this report was released now! Timing is everything! Also the fact that Pope Francis just laicized McCarrick without going through the “trial” process - the reason....because McCarrick would have pointed to ALL of those who covered it up for him!! Do they think we are that dumb 🙄
Archbishop Vigano has his own credibility issues. Why is he in hiding right now? The conservative fundamental Catholics are embracing a renegade Vigano. Vigano is trashing the Pope and other bishops and yet he embraces the despicable Trump!!
I agree - no mention of Archbishop Vigano???
Vigano has rightly been critical of McCarrick and other American bishops, yet many forget that the one person in the United States who could have taken action against McCarrick years ago was Vigano. He was the Nuncio, he was the representative of Pope Benedict and Pope Francis while McCarrick was Cardinal of Washington. Why did he not act then? He had doubts and reservations then. I find this all very bizarre.
@@EclecticRealist There are many very devout and 'mainstream' Catholics that support both Vigano and Trump. Matt Fradd, Trent Horn, Scott Hahn and many other 'friendly' Catholics have expressed strong support for one or both of the men you mention. Please stop hearing 'Vigano' and 'Trump' as despicable words. Many faithful (and not radical) Catholics admire what they are doing.
Thank you Bishop Baron for speaking on this issue. I have been looking forward to hear your thoughts and receive some guidance. I pray healing, courage and strength for our Church.
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this sends chills down my spine. we have greatly sinned as the living members of the church for allowing this to happen and we must do everything in our power to insure that it can never happen again.
never happen again. thats funny. its going on rite now and has been and will be the catholic church is nothing but a pedophile ring.
Thank you Bishop for commenting on this topic. It's a sensitive topic and everyone keeps avoiding commenting on it. Definitely should be discussed and pointed out. Thank you, Anna.
Thank God for Bishop Vigano for blowing the lid off this coverup
Not one word out of B Barron’s mouth crediting Abp Vigano. Telling...
@@sandymazza2254 💯 Vigano is not liked because he speaks the truth.
THIS ! Cover up is the point ! The church hasnt suffered with a 'sclerotic and clunky' system of reporting or reparation its suffers from an inablilty to face the truth and do something about it .
To talk as the appointed agents of God whilst knowingly engaging in a cover up , buying off or gaslighting those the try to speak truth to power is a special kind of evil.
Its not mismanagement, its malevolence of the worst kind .
Because vigano covered it up in the report. He did not do his job as nuncio
Thank you for this. I am so torn by everyone attacking each other in the Church. I am on the side of Jesus and I know most of us are. The clearest thing I can think of is we win souls with prayer, love, much, much penance for others sins, comfort, and truth. " Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do"
Those who didn’t know what was going on were those who did not want to know. “Transparency” you have to be kidding.
Truth!!! Read the report and read the absolutely clear letter written by Cardinal O´Connor (NY).
Why is our Church not on its knees praying for healing? If this can’t bring us to our knees, what in God’s name will?
An empty collection basket and criminal charges would bring about change.
Denise Parrott: What do you mean .... “our Church not on its knees praying for healing?”
I don’t know where you’re been but we have been on our knees praying.
I have really struggled with my faith and in the Catholic Church since news broke on Catholic Church priests abusing children. What was most devastating was the Church’s cover up. Just like Watergate. I thought to myself, “Where is the Church’s moral authority”. I went to Catholic School from 1st grade until my graduation from college. We had a priest in my grade school in Philadelphia who was suddenly transferred because of allegations in the mid 60’s. I recently looked him up to see what happened to him and was devastated to find out he was once again transferred back into our parish school in the mid 80’s. I had friends from High School who went to St. Charles Seminary in the 70’s and dropped out because of many seminarians jumping in and out of bed with one another. You cannot tell me that the hierarchy of the church did not know. They turned a blind eye because they were afraid of the scandal. Well they sure got their scandals and lost many Catholics. I ended up going to a nondenominational Christian church. I do appreciate you speaking out about this issue publicly and apologizing on behalf of the church. M. Kelly
Exactly! Well said
Chasing people out of the church is what these cretins want. I recently converted into it despite them. Christ's bride is too precious to allow this to continue without standing up and standing out.
I don't think the scandal is a reason to abandon the church. If you find out that the US government has a major scandal, do you leave the country? No. You fight for change.
@@sassychimpanzee7431 I agree
The church’s moral authority does not come from the clergy, or the laity, for those bodies are just men, rather the church’s magisterium comes from the inspiration of God and of his only begotten son.
At the end of the day, the laity are just as much a part of the church as any pope or cardinal, our roles and vocations might be different, but we are all Christians, and we are all sinners, and even if some individuals abuse the vehicle of our salvation for their own corrupt and evil ends, that vehicle of salvation is still the church.
To put it more concisely as our friend Chesterton is known to have said, “the Christian ideal has never been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and never tried.”
Sage advice, loving honesty, and sincere hope, all of which I have come to expect from and am thankful for from Bishop Barron.
" Many are called and Pedophile McCarrick was chosen".
Don't forget the falsely accused priests whose lives have been ruined! All priests, but particularly those who are paying for crimes of which they are innocent, are also victims of the guilty ones.
@@tomthx5804 you think false witness is worse than acts of lust?
I have heard of a few cases. In Ireland there is the case of Fr Kevin Reynolds who was accused of rape and impregnation by the Irish national television (state run) news. It was later found to be completely baseless but the priest had his life ruined and had to move.
@@Montfortracing Bearing false witness still goes against God. Both are detrimental.
@@elisesaffo7920 of course both are detrimental. But which one is more grave?
@@MontfortracingWell unfortunately, both actions ruin lives in the same essence. So there isn't a specific scale of 1-10 on how grave
Painful to all. How brave to try explain evil. “we are hard pressed on every side , but not crushed; perplexed , but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed.” 🙏🏽✝️💖
In a fallen world, expect fallen things, fallen people, and fallen institutions
Victims arise! Do not report abuse to the Church Hierarchy! Call the local police!
Honestly, this report has angered me, I can't help it. Yet, I have surrendered "our " vulnerability to sin and evil to our Lord's divine mercy. Having said this, yes, there's no excuse. The Church's system must address this dysfunctionality and others, too, perhaps, even evil of the worst kind, like there's no excuse and no more another one so disgusting. The positive side, it seems to me, is that on my part, I get convicted by this embarrassment so much so that in my own little way, I MUST not add more injury to the Church's badly scalded skin. And, Lord, have mercy on Your Church.
Yes it’s scalding and we find our place by grace in the suffering, ....which is the outcome against the Catholics and we ordinary Catholic/Christians endure the fallout if you will.
When the body of Christ suffers we all suffer, (the church) because we are united in the Holy Spirit....that’s how we are together supernaturally, and we do struggle in it because we’re sinners too...but let’s forgive all, pray more. offer all to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and his mother Virgin Mary who suffered so much for us,and our Lord will guide us protect us and instruct us on this journey. Our personal struggle will be blessed beyond measure!
United we stand divided we fall not just for the country but the church as well. May God Bless you and uphold you!🙏❤️
My Dear Bishop. I am a follower of the word on fire...however I seemed to hear a glossing over your words on this report. I totally agree that the devil is alive and evil.
to bring any and all of the Church and government and the family...is to be the enemy within.
Again and again.we suffer ( I do like the words of sharing in the Passion).
I have reason to believe the exact same abuse and of moving the alleged priests to a different
parish or location is still the norm in some areas.
Where is the civil law ,this man should be criminally charged and brought to trial.
And yet he is still protected by the church.
I love the Church and I’m not leaving..
Because of things like this , no one will listen to what a bishop teaches on any subject
Well spoken Bishop Barron. We know that for you and for the other priest within our church, this is terribly painful. None the less,, we must come to grips with this kind of sin inside our church to keep our credibility within our faithful. Our prayers and support are with you to continue to do the right thing.
When I shared my recent return to the church with my Protestant friend, last Sunday the first objection she raised was the sexual abuse scandal.
What did you said
I told her about the reforms put in place and that Pope Francis wasn’t putting up with this abuse. I corrected her when she said priests were allowed to continue even after abuses were confirmed.
Abuses are a terrible problem but they don't change doctrinal truth.
True. I struggled with the abuse in the church and used it as an excuse for not returning. But once God called me back, it never crossed my mind. I KNEW I had to obey!
Thank you
How many souls have possibly been lost because of this criminal abuse scandal? So many left the Church. My heart aches at what happened but even more so because of what did not happen - cover-up, turning a blind eye. Failed system. So sad. Is it finally over?
I am a catholic and u do not care what old he is, McCarrie should be in jail as well as ALL THE ONES THAT DID NOTHING AND WENT BLIND REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION THEY HOLD IN THE CHURCH. I am ENRAGED.
Nope! Cardinal McCarrick had not been convicted by any Court of Law and he has the right to defend himself from any allegations that were only based on rumors, this allegations is not admissable in court and some allegations are obviously fabricated narration. Cardinal McCarrick was innocent as St.JP2 had discerned and judged during his papacy in 1999.
Express your rage at the collection, I am assuming it is moral rage you have ,use it constructively, your not alone.
Bishop Barron, your words are healing balm, I am sure...my favorite song right now is a song by a guy who used to be considered more of a thug in rock and roll. Kid Rock. It's called. "Care" I pray that you have a chance to listen to it. God bless you both. I know it's time now to focus on teaching and education, so that no more hurting of others happens. God bless you and the future of our Church! 🤗💞🌈🌹
"Lord to whom shall we go. You have the words of everlasting life".
The Church also includes those that leave their home country to preach the gospel in the Missions.
Thank you for commenting for the program I I know that my own diocese in West Virginia has been suffering because of our former bishop and anyway I apologize I appreciate what you had to say Bishop Barron thank you
Not one mention of Archbishop Vigano.
Hold up, this is grossly unfair. Many mainstream Catholics have championed archbishop Vigano, even people who are 'in communion' with Word on Fire so to speak. I've seen Matt Fradd (friend of Word on Fire), Scott Hahn (the face of mainstream and 'polite' Catholicism), Bishop Strickland (who is a great friend of mainstream organisation Catholic Answers) and many others DEFEND Archbishop Vigano, and ask serious questions about Pope Francis and the current Vatican officials. Please don't write off all Catholics with serious questions as simply being 'SSPX sympathisers' or 'radical traditional conspiracy theorists'. It's simply not true.
So, I'll add the same comment here. Why not 1 mention of Archbishop Vigano in this 45 minute video? The man who broke all this and now lives in hiding?
@@Hawka23 Ab.Vigano was a proven liar as he falsely accused Pope Francis of lifting an imposed canonical sanction which never existed as confirmed in the Vatican Report, and one more thing the report expose another lies of Ab.Vigano as it was documented that he did nothing when Cardinal Oulette instructed him to investigate McCarrick..Ab.Vigano lied and did nothing!
Good!
😢😢😢very sad. Thanks Bishop Barron for this analysis on the "McCarrick report". Thanks for the blessing, I really needed it after listening to you. Amen.
My 40+ years as a researcher and practitioner in the field of organizational culture, I can ascertain that other sexual abuse cases will take place and that the protocols put into place will be shaped in their application by the «collective pre-disposition to think in a given way» at play (culture). The function of culture is to persist and, every organization has its seeds of death in its cultural DNA. As a catholic, I hold the Church as born out and for resurrection. It therefore is designed for and from the tomb. Currently, my Mother the Church, is in the tomb. We have entered in the tomb where the innocence of abused children lies dead with the body of the Crucified. The Church’s culturally fabricated purity is dead, and, as Lazarus, it smells. Reformed protocols without resurrection will lead to more of the same.
Levis Shalom
Mon17112020:::2329::: Church Circus + Vatican II 60years of failure + 2020 Pedophile McCarrick~~Right after e RESURRECTION.
AMEN and thank you Bishop Barron.
I pray for your continuous heavenly blessing, guidance and protection from and against any evil desires and intentions, along with the countless faithful and righteous servants of God like you.
I believe that the members of the clergy out there like you, who are true to your priestly vocations of loving and serving God and His people, far outnumber the likes of McCarrick and his cohorts who should have been defrocked ages ago.
In the past, there seemed to be an emphasis on ‘child sexual abuse’, specifically ignoring cases involving young men. .
Love you Bishop, truly. We are blessed to have clergy like you. We mourn and fight together. ALL OF US!!
McCarrick was not even a pastor of a church. How did he rise through the ranks? He was the money man.
Thank you Bishop Barron and Word on Fire! As always you have given us the most informative and understandable view of this terrible situation. You have explained how to continue as Catholics and fight for our Church and why. God Bless You and all you do for Catholics and the Christians around the world. Lord God, please bless Bishop Barron and the Word on Fire Ministry and all Catholics! Especially the victims and survivors of this investigation and all others! In Jesus' Holy Name, we pray, Amen!
Basically, it's healthy for the Faithful to not put our faith in the clergy, but SOLELY on the Lord.
Benedict's intention was for McCarrick to lead a simple quiet life in prayer, how nice. His intention should have been for him to be arrested as is the basic responsibility of any person.
I'm an evangelical protestant, I've never set foot in a Catholic Church. I really enjoy everything Bishop Barron posts, he's got about 50 IQ points on most protestant pastors I've known. That said, if the church would've been this forthright, humble, and willing to correct wrongs in the 15th century, I doubt the protestant reformation would've even happened. I've seen a lot of unwarranted criticism here, bottom line is they're doing something and they're being honest. I applaud their effort at cleansing the temple. Greatest respect. kory
👆Mental intelligence, Emotional intelligence and Spiritual wisdom.
Three DIFFERENT Things.
👉 Three 1, 2, 3 Popes were informed about McCarrick.
Archbishop Vigano directly and privately told Pope Francis about Cardinal McCarrick 5 YEARS
BEFORE Five 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Years
it became public news.
SYSTEM of 🙉 Hear no evil
🙈 See no evil 🙊 Speak no evil
May GOD ~ Heal Victims,
and Bless Whistleblowers
DON’T Trust the UN-Trustworthy.
“Transparency” just a RCC word.
I just read an interview with the actor Gabriel Byrne who trained as a seminarian and suffered abuse. In it he said that he had gone to the church to escape the brutality of life in Dublin, which frightened him in the 1960s and instead seems to have walked into a place of even greater terror. As a result he left and became very bitter and atheistic.
That’s a famous example but it must be so tragic that the place you go to find peace turns out to be even worse.
The sad fact is that that kind of sexual sin was probably always there and always will be there. Who can we trust if we can’t trust the church. Sure there are good priests and nuns but there will always be bad ones too it seems. The hierarchy is important but transparency too. Like companies now need data protection officers diocese could have some kind of officer. Maybe they do in America now
There is. Some actually advocate for victims, others work to cover the abuse up and minimize the dioceses' legal and financial liability.
The Catholic Church has had a robust Safeguarding policy in place now. Every parish has a Safeguarding Co-ordinator. Every person working in the parish whether a volunteer or in paid work must go through a police check and that includes the Parish Priest, Deacon or Parish Sister. There must be two adults with a group of children or vulnerable adults. There is too much involved in the system to state here but if an abuse takes place in the Church, the Parish Co-ordinator must inform the PP, Diocese, police, social work or other approprate authority. The victim and their family will be given the full support of the Diocese .
@@lindasanderson1699 I still do not trust the church in particular the prelates to do the right thing, your posts references the Dallas Charter they had to be forced to accept it , yet left out the bishops, the mccarick was involved in it so my distrust has merit.
@@RickW-HGWT I have never heard of the Dallas Charter. The problem here is I live in the UK. Our Bishops set up Safeguarding in 2000 for children and vulnerable adults in our Churches . Audits of good practice, take place every year by Independent auditor's to make sure of Safeguarding complience in all our churches. I have carried out checks in USA and it looks like you do not have robust Safeguarding in your Catholic Churches ......maybe American Bishops should take a page out of the book of the Bishops in the UK? Just saying....
I think the worry is that this is still going on in many ways. Who are his friends still alive, still in power? Who still is in the hierarchy that knew about what he was doing and did nothing? What about priests that knew? Are we to believe that since McCarrick is out of the picture that everything is fine now?
You put the key issue and problem very well.
If you truly love Jesus and His Church you cannot leave the Church. We must give thanks that this came to light, now we need to make the necessary changes so this sin is rooted out once and for all.
“ To whom shall we go?” Jesus has the words of everlasting life.” The Catholic Church has the fullness of the truth. We will keep our eyes on Jesus and Mary, and implore God’s forgiveness for our sins. Thanks Bishop for your merciful and faith-filled comments on this report.
fullness of pedophiles. whats mary doing to stop kids from being raped by her priests. nothing.
This consoles me to know that the Catholic Church has decisively addressed this. I feel for the sinners, as we all are, but the abuses and the pain & torment they brought to the victims weigh more than the sin committed to them. This reminds me - “whatsoever you do the least of my brethren that you do unto me”. Prayers for our Church!
Beautiful prayer & blessing of Bishop Barron at the end!
I must appreciate the fact that the church dares to reveal the truth despite knowing that the outcome will backfire negatively on the church
The church has not told the truth though. All of this would never have come out if not for Vigano. Imagine that! Mccarrick would still be running around doing what he was doing. Disgusting!
The red hats covered up Maciel and now McCarrick. I have no trust in any of them. In Jesus Christ lies my hope
This is the deep church. This report is not transparent. This coverup has been going on since at least 2008-9. Why does Arch Bishop Vigano seems to made out to be the “bad guy” in the report. How convenient that all the blame goes to dead bishops and Cardinals? And the Pope is not at all guilty lol! God Bless Arch Bishop Vigano! He is the one who needs us to support him.
corruptio optimi pessima.
Throwing JPII under the bus to COVER UP Francis. Way to go bishop(s)!
Read the report. JPII was clearly informed and promoted McCarrick anyway!!!!!
Brandon does such a great job as an interviewer. He's so smooth you almost don't notice how talented he is.
Agreed
Thank you both for this extremely important discussion. I will pass share this video with one of my brothers who confessed to me that he was very angry and disappointed with the Catholic Church over this scandal. He promised he would never leave, but was very hurt by this. Thank you for talking about it. I think it will help for people to express their pain.
Thank you Father & God bless you. I’m Staying & fighting for God’s people.
Bishop Barron, You say it so well. The Church is going through the passion of Christ..
Great discussion.
The most mentioned name in the report was Archbishop Vigano, I would have liked to hear why and some context to help make sense of it all.
Because he is brave and calling them all out. He is the only true one
Even though they have Cardinal Vigano’s email, they did not contact him regarding this report. The Truth will make you free.
Even though they have Cardinal Vigano’s email, they did not contact him regarding this report. The Truth will make you free.
Yup. I think Archbishop vigano is more credible on this matter than Bishop barron.
Read the report and you will read all of Vigano´s correspondence and what other high official wrote to him.
Every Catholic, especially American Catholics, must read the Syllabus of Errors. Give it to your clergy.
Most Catholics agree with the contents though whether people know them or not though.
Thanks, this is the first I have heard of this, will look into it.
Mass 112020
What about the people whose careers he furthered? Who are they? Where are they? What power do they continue to wield? What long tentacles of corruption has he left?
Reciting the Profession of Faith this morning, I wondered. Do I really (anymore) "believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.... one baptism for the forgiveness of sins"? Why should I remain? The hierarchy of the church has failed so abysmally ... how can we ever trust again? If it is such a 'human institution' as you have said many times Bishop Barron, why should we believe in it?
Why was Archbishop Vigano’s name mentioned 300+ times? 🤔
But not once by Bishop Barron..... strange...
It’s very strange why the name of Viaganó was mentioned 306 times yet he was NEVER summoned to provide a disposition for this report. In one way, he was a highly visible whistleblower, willing to testify and yet he was ignored. I’d love to know why. I think Pope Francis needs to be transparent and respond to this issue.
Healing sleeping
Perhaps the report is serving multiple purposes, one of which may be to torpedo Vigano in some way and discredit him. Something smells very fishy around his name being so prominent in the report, seemingly to claim (or at least, to strongly insinuate) that he was complicit or negligent in these abuses. Vigano has struck me as one whose loyalties are to Christ and the Truth, however uncomfortable the Truth might be for the church. If this impression is true, and if corruption runs deep within the church at this time, it would serve that corruption to lay some of the stink on a man like Vigano.
But I fully admit my vision here is one of an observer only. I was not a victim of such crimes, nor have I ever been a Catholic. I am Lutheran (Missouri Synod) and these issues interest me deeply. But I am in no position to see these things from the inside.
Because the pope is trying to wash his hands of this and pass the blame on others: Pope St. JPII, Pope Benedict, and Vigano.
"Where the body is, there also the vultures will gather." Luke 17:37.
@DannyGirl the tares burn them
I will NEVER leave Jesus. I love him. He is my life. Yes, we are all sinners. Show love, not hate and anger.
Love is to tell the truth and hold people accountable. Anger is a healthy response motivating us to face the depravity of the hierarchy. They have grieved the Holy Spirit.
It's not a matter of hate and anger; it's a matter of where and in whom to place your faith going forward. I would suggest the Catholic Church at this point in time is like a smashed car; it's simply not going to carry the faithful down the spiritual road.
Thank You Bishop Barron for the words of wisdom and the Blessing .
Why no mention of Archbishop Viganò
Why weren't the victims voices heard? You kept saying that, but why?
Do you have any explanation for that? Maybe Vigano does. Maybe you guys should stop harassing him and start listening to him.
Also, why didn't you say Vigano's name when you guys were talking about all this crap coming to light 2 years ago. It was because of him it came to light! Why are you purposely not saying his name? His name was mentioned over 300 times in the report!!
@@tomthx5804 wow, a lot of ad hominem attacks in your response.
"Is there a better way the devil can hurt God's Church?"
As a believer for 52 years, I can affirm that the worst problems in my life came from Christians UNWITTINGLY trying to stop me from believing in the teachings of Christ. How many pastors have UNWITTINGLY told a man struggling with criminal sexual desires that castration "doesn't work (it does)" or that it is "against Church teaching?" (No church has authority to contradict it's Founder who said, "If your eye offend you, cut it off!") How many Christians have UNWITTINGLY encouraged someone struggling with greed that they should toss aside the economic models of scripture and everything Christ taught about wealth? Along these lines, I once mentioned in passing "the economic teachings of Christ" to a fellow Catholic.
"What?" he asked. "Christ didn't say anything about money! Religion is religion and business is business."
I could give numerous other examples. In the end, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY word that proceeds from the mouth of God." The number of people who cherry pick or twist God's Word are so common, I wouldn't give a nickel a nationload for them. Even Stalin and Hitler believed PARTS of the gospel. Just as the Pharisees thought they believed in Moses but didn't (John 5:46), so many Christians think they believe in Christ but don't.
We all need to pray that our Loving God will give us all, the wisdom for each of us to reform.
Amen
Unfortunately in this interview Bishop Barron doesn't really talk much about the report. Bishop Barron, can you please do a video specifically on this report or re-title this video?
I have great respect for you, Bishop Barron. I agree that the system failed. I would also add that our attitudes towards persons of high esteem, authority in the Church and schools, in contrast to our attitudes towards children, had to change immensely. We have much to learn, still. It is only in recent years that child protection laws and policies (in Canada) have been established, with many amendments that followed. In Canada, the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed in 1990 and ratified in 1991! We must never dismiss abuse as trivial or to be resolved internally - within the Church. We need to recognize that such behaviour as sexual abuse is a criminal act and allows the legal process to decide the consequences for the perpetrator; we, the Church will have fewer problems in deciding what to do. However, just as in secular society, we the Church must work on prevention. There must be a strict assessment in place to eliminate the infiltration of sexual abusers, who will be near a vulnerable population. (Retired Child Protection S.W.)
Let's see if real change will happen. Catholic Church system has been financing and protecting own criminal for decades, perhaps centuries ... Spotlight has revealed serious crimes over almost 2 decades ago, with many others after, but it continues .... Age old system and power supported by the people.
Donations also go towards protecting own criminals ... Many turned a blind eye, including the people contributed to the problem.
In any other enterprise the consequences for this sort of behaviour would result in severe retribution. McCarrick, however, is allowed to fade into the background. How does the punishment fit the crime?
I believe that the true sin is dominance over the unprotected. "I am superior to you, so you will do my will"... Be they children, seminarians, or anyone in a subservient position...
Incredible how we came to a moment where each Bishop is moving his own agenda. How can we believe an " imparcial report ".
Thankyou Bishop Barron for the encouraging words
Any priest in active ministry (including bishops of any rank) should be goven a psychological test such as MMPI, an FBI-quality polygraph test, police background check, and random drug testing (on an ongoing basis) to determine if the priests are fit for continued ministry. The priests and bishops should be accountable to a board of laity who have unrestricted access to financial records. Every priest should appear before such a board to answer all questions until the board is satisfied with the fitness of the priest.
I know my remarks are 3 yrs late. However,Thank you Bishop Barron, your closing words have helped me not to spit fire for which I would have to go to confession. May God have mercy on us that feel such anger and disappointment. Sexual abuses have happened in my family but not by the clergy…. rather by trusted people 😢
"Hard to imagine a report more transparent"? I disagree on at least two points: 1) the signatures of who wrote the report and 2) the names of those bishops still active who knew but did nothing or who accepted cash payouts. I'm not sure we can just hope to turn the page and move on without addressing those who benefited from M's influence and cowed before it.
Thanks for your session on the McCarrick report, it was very helpful to me in understanding what occurred.
The devil made me do it (clearly in the introduction and in reference to not just McCarrick but also to negligent bishops) is not an adequate response to this crisis. Satan is active always, but our giving in to Satan is a free choice. The bishops have failed again to accept responsibility for confronting and correcting their brother who desperately needed sexual addiction counseling and may have been saved if they had the courage of Vigano. An apology is not enough. We won't trust you until your behavior is trustworthy.
He never said that the devil made McCarick do it.
@@techereyes He made a general imputation that the Devil played a fundamental, if unspecified, role in the ongoing disaster.
Bishop Barron you opened a door for us there. To take the whole ugly episode in a spiritual way. This truly is the Passion of Christ in the Church. Put in this context we see the atrocious attack on Christ and like Him we and the victims feel the moral pain, the desolation, the abandon. Like Him we are degraded as Catholics, laughed at derided mud and stones thrown at our belief.
You pointed out the answer, "look at it as a spiritual situation". That IS the right path to take to make sense of it all
With a good will we can go as far as Christ did :"Father forgive them, they know not what they do"
Tall order for sure but it is the new era, the Paraclet, the Counsellor is there to guide us.
Anger, feelings of revenge, leaving the Church, losing our baptismal gifts would only cause more damage to the Church
giving in to Satan, attacking on the inside....
Thank you Bishop for giving us a true perspective.