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1930 to 2017 REPORT ON THE HOLY SEE’S INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO FORMER CARDINAL THEODORE EDGAR MCCARRICK (1930 TO 2017) Prepared by the Secretariat of State of the Holy See Vatican City State 10 November 2020 Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. Published without waiver of privileges or immunities and with a full reservation of intellectual property and other rights. Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 A. Scope and Nature of the Report Related to Former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick................... 1 B. Executive Summary .......................................................... 5 1. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of Paul VI ............................................................................ 5 2. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of John Paul II ...................................................................... 5 a. Appointments to Metuchen and Newark .......................................................... 5 b. Appointment to Washington......................... 6 3. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of Benedict XVI ........................................................ 10 4. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of Francis ................................................................... 12 II. BACKGROUND (1930 TO 1976) ................................................... 15 III. ELEVATION TO THE EPISCOPATE (1968 TO 1977) ....................... 21 IV. APPOINTMENT AS BISHOP OF METUCHEN (1981) ....................... 27 V. TENURE AS BISHOP OF METUCHEN (1982 TO 1986) ................... 29 VI. ANONYMOUS ALLEGATION DURING TENURE AS BISHOP OF METUCHEN (MID-1980S) ........................................................... 37 VII. APPOINTMENT AS ARCHBISHOP OF NEWARK (1986) .................. 49 Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. i VIII. TENURE AS ARCHBISHOP OF NEWARK (1986 TO 2000) .............. 51 IX. BISHOP HUGHES, BISHOP SMITH AND BISHOP MCHUGH’S KNOWLEDGE OF MCCARRICK’S MISCONDUCT ........................... 67 A. Information Received by Bishop Hughes from Priest 4 (1989) ................................................................. 67 B. Information Received by Bishop Hughes from Priest 1 (1993 to 1996) .................................................... 77 C. Information Received by Bishop Hughes from Priest 3 (1994) ................................................................. 82 D. Incident at a Newark Catering Hall (January 1990) ............................................................................... 87 X. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MCCARRICK DURING HIS TENURE AS ARCHBISHOP OF NEWARK (1992 TO 1997) ............................ 95 A. Anonymous and Pseudonymous Letters (1992 to 1993) ............................................................................... 95 B. Cardinal O’Connor’s “Verification” and Information Received Prior to the Papal Visit (Late 1993 to 1995) ....................................................... 111 C. Information Received from Cardinal O’Connor and Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons (1996 to 1997) ................ 117 XI. CANDIDACY FOR THE ARCHBISHOPRIC OF CHICAGO (1997) ..... 125 XII. CANDIDACY FOR THE ARCHBISHOPRIC OF NEW YORK (MID-1999 TO EARLY 2000) .................................................... 129 XIII. NUNCIO MONTALVO’S INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST MCCARRICK (MAY TO JUNE 2000) ........................... 147 XIV. EPISCOPAL ENDORSEMENTS FOR MCCARRICK’S TRANSFER TO WASHINGTON (MAY TO JULY 2000) ................................... 163 XV. POPE JOHN PAUL II’S INITIAL DECISION AGAINST THE TRANSFER OF MCCARRICK TO WASHINGTON (JULY 2000) ...... 165 Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. ii XVI. MCCARRICK’S LETTER TO BISHOP DZIWISZ AND POPE JOHN PAUL II’S DECISION TO TRANSFER MCCARRICK TO WASHINGTON (AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 2000) ......................... 169 XVII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED BY NUNCIO MONTALVO FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF MCCARRICK’S APPOINTMENT TO WASHINGTON (LATE 2000 TO EARLY 2001) .......................................................... 185 XVIII. TENURE AS ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON (2001 TO 2006) ................................................................................... 193 XIX. INFORMATION ABOUT MCCARRICK’S PAST CONDUCT RECEIVED DURING HIS TENURE AS ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON (2001 TO 2006) ................................................. 211 A. Information Received Early During McCarrick’s Tenure in Washington (2001 to 2002) .......................... 211 B. McCarrick’s Public Revelation of a Prior Anonymous Accusation and Journalists’ Investigations Regarding the Beach House (April to May 2002) ...................................................... 214 C. Information Received by the Apostolic Nuncio Related to Priest 2 (2004 to 2005) ................................ 225 D. Information Received Related to Priest 1 and McCarrick’s Resignation as Archbishop of Washington (2005 to 2006) .......................................... 229 XX. PRIEST 1’S INCIDENT REPORT AND VERBAL INDICATIONS GIVEN TO MCCARRICK (2006) ................................................. 249 XXI. HOLY SEE DECISION-MAKING AND MCCARRICK’S ACTIVITY FOLLOWING PREFECT RE’S VERBAL INDICATIONS (2007 TO MID-2008) ........................................... 271 XXII. HOLY SEE DECISION-MAKING AND MCCARRICK’S ACTIVITY FOLLOWING POPE BENEDICT XVI’S TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES AND PREFECT RE’S 14 JUNE 2008 LETTER TO MCCARRICK (MID-2008 TO EARLY 2009) .......................... 279 Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. iii A. Richard Sipe’s Open Letter to Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Viganò’s Memorandum and Nuncio Sambi’s Report (April to May 2008) ............... 279 B. Cardinal Re’s Written Indications to McCarrick (June to August 2008) ................................................... 295 C. McCarrick’s Responses to the Written Indications and Related Holy See Decision- Making (August 2008 to June 2009) ............................ 302 XXIII. MCCARRICK’S CONTINUED ACTIVITY AND RELATED HOLY SEE DECISION-MAKING (FALL 2008 TO FALL 2011) ................................................................................. 345 XXIV. MCCARRICK’S ACTIVITY AND HOLY SEE DECISION- MAKING DURING THE FIRST EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF ARCHBISHOP VIGANÒ’S TENURE AS APOSTOLIC NUNCIO (FALL 2011 TO SPRING 2013) ............................... 367 A. McCarrick’s Continued Activity During Archbishop Viganò’s Tenure as Apostolic Nuncio (Fall 2011 to Fall 2012) ................................... 367 B. Information Received by Nuncio Viganò from Priest 3 and Cardinal Ouellet’s Instructions to Viganò (August to November 2012) ............................ 378 C. McCarrick’s Activity During the Transition from Pope Benedict XVI to Pope Francis (February to March 2013) .................................................................. 389 XXV. KNOWLEDGE OF PRIOR ALLEGATIONS AND MCCARRICK’S ACTIVITY DURING THE PAPACY OF FRANCIS (SPRING 2013 TO SPRING 2017) ........................... 393 A. Knowledge of Prior Allegations and Indications During the Early Papacy of Francis (Spring to Fall 2013) ...................................................................... 393 B. Holy See Decision-Making and McCarrick’s Activity During the Papacy of Francis (Spring 2013 to Early 2017) ...................................................... 408 Copyright © 2020 Holy See – Secretariat of State. All rights reserved. Reproduction in part is permitted exclusively for the exercise of the right to report. iv XXVI. ACCUSATION IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND MCCARRICK’S RESIGNATION FROM THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS (MID-2017 TO MID-2018) .............................. 433 XXVII. NEW ACCUSATIONS, CDF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING, AND MCCARRICK’S DISMISSAL FROM THE CLERICAL STATE (MID-2018 TO EARLY 2019) ........... 437 XXVIII. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MINORS, MEMBERS OF CERTAIN NEW YORK FAMILIES AND FORMER SEMINARIANS AND PRIESTS (2019 TO 2020) ...................... 439 XXIX. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM CATHOLIC ENTITIES (2018 TO 2020) .................................................................. 443 A. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ............. 443 B. Archdiocese of New York ............................................ 443 C. Archdiocese of Newark ................................................ 445 D. Seton Hall University .................................................... 445 E. Diocese of Metuchen ...................................................
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