The report reveals that the John Paul II, now a saint, made those appointments despite being warned in 1999 by then-NY Cardinal O'Connor that McCarrick had been subject of anonymous allegations and was known to sleep in same bed as seminarians.
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#McCarrickReport also places substantial blame at the feet of four Catholic bishops in New Jersey, where McCarrick had been serving as Archbishop of Newark before being named to Washington.
Archbishop Carlo Viganò, who has blamed Pope Francis for cover-up of allegations against McCarrick, did not follow Vatican instructions to investigate allegations against McCarrick. #McCarrickReport
When you get to the part about Bishop (now Cardinal) Stanislaw Dziwisz, JPII's personal secretary, you might also want to check out this story from @NCRonline last month:
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A recommendation from when #McCarrick was initially being considered for bishop: "[If appointed to the episcopacy], Monsignor McCarrick would
not be a cause of scandal of any kind." #McCarrickReport
not be a cause of scandal of any kind." #McCarrickReport
Even early on McCarrick was seen as good a raising money and bringing in vocations to priesthood. A 1983 campaign in Metuchen with a $10 million goal was exceeded by $4 million. #MCCARRICKREPORT
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