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Second Sexual Assault Charge Raised Against Ex-Cardinal McCarrick

Second Sexual Assault Charge Raised Against Ex-Cardinal McCarrick

By Nina Raj and Mary Clare Marshall April 21, 2023

CW: This article discusses clerical sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Georgetown University honorary degree...

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Faces Criminal Charges for Sexual Assault

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Faces Criminal Charges for Sexual Assault

By Katie Hawkinson August 10, 2021

CW: This article discusses clerical sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Georgetown University honorary degree...

EDITORIAL: Lead Response to Clerical Abuse

By Editorial Board April 5, 2019

This editorial discusses sexual abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. In 2009, Georgetown University and Fordham University were both notified of a sexual predator...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | The honorary degree held by former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was revoked by Georgetown on Tuesday after Pope Francis removed McCarrick from the priesthood for sexual abuse Saturday. Georgetown has never previously rescinded an honorary degree, according to University President John J. DeGioia.

GU Rescinds Honorary Degree Held by Former Cardinal McCarrick

By Mason Mandell February 20, 2019

Georgetown University stripped former Washington, D.C. Archbishop and Cardinal Theodore McCarrick of his honorary degree Feb. 19 after the Vatican expelled him from the priesthood for sexual abuse Feb....

@CATHOLICDIOCESEOFONDO/FACEBOOK | Pope Francis removed former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick from the priesthood Feb. 16 after an investigation of allegations of sexual abuse. A university working group formed in November is continuing to evaluate the honorary degree McCarrick received from Georgetown in 2004.

McCarrick Removed From Priesthood; GU Continues Review of Honorary Degree

By Mason Mandell February 19, 2019

While Georgetown continues to consider revoking the honorary degree awarded to former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Pope Francis expelled McCarrick from the priesthood Feb. 16. The expulsion follows...

EDITORIAL: Church Crisis Demands Introspection

By Editorial Board November 2, 2018

In its efforts to confront the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, Georgetown University has fallen dramatically short by failing to look inward. Georgetown has thus far neglected to take substantive...

VIEWPOINT: Justice Delayed on McCarrick and Wuerl

By Grace Laria and Julie Bevilacqua October 19, 2018

This Viewpoint discusses sexual assault. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. By delaying the revocation of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and Cardinal Donald...

EDITORIAL: Condemn McCarrick and Wuerl

By Editorial Board August 31, 2018

Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic institution of higher learning in the United States, must wield its reputation within the church for good, especially in the face of horrific abuse inflicted...

Catholic Social Thought Initiative Launches

By Nick Simon October 1, 2013

The Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life will launch tonight in Gaston Hall with an event examining Pope Francis’ impact on American public life during his first six months as the leader...

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