On April 3, 2025, Theodore McCarrick died in quiet exile. No Mass. No eulogy. No public mourning. Rome responded by two of America’s most vital bishops, who provided medical statements concerning the ex-cardinal who was uncovered as a serial predator after many years of sexual abuse – focusing on seminarians, minors, and weak clergy – shattered the Catholic Church’s ethical credibility. His meteoric rise from Archbishop of Newark to world affect masked corruption, enabled by silence.
The Final Confession
