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McCarrick may fall, but coverup remains
Philip Lawler, Catholic Culture
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Multiple sources report that ex-Cardinal McCarrick will soon be laicized. A good first step, but we cannot hope to unravel this scandal until we understand how McCarrick came to power. How did he escape punishment—and even climb up the hierarchical ladder—even when his misconduct was an open secret? Who were his patrons in Rome?