E P I P H A N Y C A T H O L I C C H U R C H 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 15, 2020

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CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Page 7 MCCARICK REPORT SUMMARY Executive Summary This section summarizes the key facts and decision-making regarding former Cardinal McCarrick, from his elevation to the episcopate in 1977 through the allegation in 2017 that he had sexually abused a minor dur- ing the early 1970s. To assist the reader, the summary references rele- vant sections of the Report for each topic. 1. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of Paul VI Following an extensive examination of McCarrick’s background, Pope Paul VI appointed Theodore McCarrick Auxiliary Bishop in in 1977. Most informants consulted during the nomination process strongly recommended McCarrick for elevation to the episco- pate. No one reported having witnessed or heard of McCarrick engaging in any improper behavior, either with adults or minors. 2. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to McCarrick During the Papacy of John Paul II a. Appointments to Metuchen and Newark Pope John Paul II appointed McCarrick as Bishop of Metuchen (1981) and of Newark (1986). The decisions to appoint McCarrick were based upon his background, skills, and achievements. During the appointment process, McCarrick was widely lauded as a pastoral, intelli- gent and zealous bishop, and no credible information emerged sug- gesting that he had engaged in any misconduct. REPORT ON THE ’S In Metuchen and Newark, McCarrick was recognized as a hard worker, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE active in the Episcopal Conference and on the national and international AND DECISION-MAKING RE- stage. He also became known and appreciated as an effective fundraiser, both at the diocesan level and for the Holy See. LATED TO FORMER CARDI- NAL THEODORE EDGAR b. Appointment to Washington MCCARRICK (1930 TO 2017) Archbishop McCarrick was appointed to Washington in late 2000 and created cardinal in early 2001. The evidence shows that Pope John Paul II personally made the decision to appoint McCarrick and did so after re- Prepared by the Secretariat of State ceiving the counsel of several trusted advisors on both sides of the Atlan- of the Holy See Vatican City State 10 tic. At the time of his appointment to Washington, the allegations November 2020 against McCarrick generally fell into four categories: (1) Priest 1, formerly of the of Metuchen, claimed that he had observed McCarrick’s sexual conduct with another priest in June 1987, and that McCarrick attempted to engage in sexual activity with Priest 1 later that summer; (2) a series of anonymous Continued on Next Page

Page 2 Epiphanyparish.com letters, sent to the National Confer- ence of Catholic Bishops, the Apostol- ic and various cardinals in the United States in 1992 and 1993, ac- cused McCarrick of pedophilia with his “nephews”; (3) McCarrick was known to have shared a bed with young adult men in the Bishop’s residence in Metuchen and Newark; and (4) McCarrick was known to have shared a bed with adult seminarians at a beach house on the shore. These allegations were generally summa- rized in a 28 October 1999 letter from Cardinal O’Connor, the Archbishop of New York, to the Apostolic Nuncio, and were shared with Pope John Paul II short- ly thereafter. Information regarding McCarrick’s con- duct led to the conclusion that it would be imprudent to transfer him from New- ark to another See on three occasions, namely Chicago (in 1997), New York (1999/2000) and, initially, Washington (July 2000). However, Pope John Paul II seems to have changed his mind in Au- gust/September 2000, ultimately leading to his decision to appoint McCarrick to Washington in November 2000. The main reasons for the change in John Paul II’s three of the four American bishops provided inaccurate and incom- thinking appear to have been as follows: plete information to the Holy See regarding McCarrick’s sexual conduct with young adults. This inaccurate information appears likely to have  At the request of Pope John Paul II, in impacted the conclusions of John Paul II’s advisors and, consequently, May to June 2000, Archbishop Mon- of John Paul II himself.18 talvo, the Nuncio to the United States, conducted a written inquiry  On 6 August 2000, McCarrick wrote a letter to Bishop Dziwisz, the directed at four New Jersey bishops Pope’s particular secretary, which was intended to rebut the allega- to determine whether the allegations tions made by Cardinal O’Connor. In the letter, which was provided to against McCarrick were true. The Pope John Paul II, McCarrick affirmed: “In the seventy years of my life, I bishops’ responses to the inquiry con- have never had sexual relations with any person, male or female, firmed that McCarrick had shared a young or old, cleric or lay, nor have I ever abused another person or bed with young men but did not indi- treated them with disrespect.” McCarrick’s denial was believed and cate with certainty that McCarrick the view was held that, if allegations against McCarrick were made had engaged in any sexual miscon- public, McCarrick would be able to refute them easily. duct.16 What is now known, through  At the time of McCarrick’s appointment, and in part because of the investigation undertaken for the limited nature of the Holy See’s own prior investigations, the Holy See preparation of the Report, is that had never received a com- Continued on Page 9

Epiphanyschools.org November 15, Page 3 OUR SCHOOL CAMPUS SUPPORT EMPOWER ILLINOIS

Dear Friends, On August 31, 2017, then Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law the Invest in Kids Act, a comprehensive education-funding bill for the State of Illinois. The law includes a provi- sion for tax credit scholarships to private schools and provides strong incentives for donors to support scholarships for low and medium- income students to attend Epiphany . Scholarships can be anywhere from 50% to 100% of the tuition amount depending on family income. The 2020- 2021 school year is the third year of the program; our school was able to award four 100% scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year and we were able to award eight 100% scholarships for year two of the program. This school year, we have received well over $33,000 in scholarship money providing six full scholarships as well as one fifty percent grant. Thank you to those whose participation has made this possible; we would like to encourage more participation both this year and for the 2021-2022 school year. At present, there are 56 children on our school’s waiting list; these are both students cur- rently enrolled and those who wish to attend Epiphany Catholic School. We are formulating strategies to be more aggressive in soliciting donors so we can double or triple that number for 2021-2022 school year. Please see the full-page flier contained in this week’s bulletin that contains more in- formation about the Invest in Kids Act scholarship that is administered by Empower Illinois. Please contact me with any questions about the program; I will do my best to answer them or steer you in the right direction. The May God bless and keep everyone safe. Mary, Queen of Hope, Pray for Us!!! —Mike Lootens, GO KNIGHTS!!!

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“Well done, good and Monday, November 16, Weekday faithful servant.…” 7:00am Larry Nixon How are you called to use your talents? Are Tuesday, November 17, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary you being called to love 7:00am Bill & Esther Penn the Lord with an undi- Wednesday, November 18, Weekday vided heart as a priest 7:00am Geraldine & Jim Becker or the consecrated life? Call Fr. Chase Thursday, November 19, Weekday Hilgenbrinck at (309) 7:00am Anthony Valone

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KING OF THE UNIVERSE That the Church will be 4:00pm Ken Toczko continuously blessed 7:30am Kathy Albee with good and faithful servants following 10:30am Mary Jo Cleary Christ as priests, sisters and brothers, we pray to the Lord. Confession Time (Saturday)

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Epiphanyschools.org November 15, Page 5 TIME TALENT TREASURE EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP SHARING IN THE WORK OF GOD Thank you for your generosity in support of our mission. Buried in Your Backyard I remember watching a television show about a high Gifts from Our Parish Family school that dug up a time capsule that students had bur- November 8, 2020…………....…………….………..$7,778 ied 25 years earlier. They had buried it with the purpose E-giving…………..…………………….…….…...……..$12,438 of showing others many years later the trends of the day Special………………………………….…..….……………...$883 and how student life was at that time. It was a fun exer- Parish Endowment…..………...………………….…....$196 cise and everyone — the current students as well as School Endowment…………….…………….....…...... $131 Capital Improvement………….……………..…….…..$556 those now grown — laughed at the clothing styles, corny photos, and lack of technology from years ago. Weekly Budget…………….……………….…...... $24,500 I wonder how the former students felt about how they YTD Budget (19 weeks) …………….….…….….$465,500 had grown in those 25 years. We have all been given tal- YTD Income……………………………..…...…...... $431,019 YTD Balance………………………….....…………….($34,481) ents and gifts by God to be cultivated and offered back to

Him and those around us for His glory. As time has passed, hopefully we have taken seriously our steward- ADA & APA Pledges…………………...... …….…$252,947

ship of these gifts. But sometimes out of fear, misunder- standing, or even apathy, we have taken one or more of The Combined Diocesan and Parish Appeal Goal is our gifts and buried them, hiding them away from others $250,000. Funds over the diocesan goal of $143,000 will and stifling all growth. This is no way to honor God and return to the parish to assist with financial challenges certainly not a path to fulfillment in life. If we have any- posed by the pandemic as explained in the letter mailed thing buried in our backyard, we might do well to dig it to households. back up, clean it up, and begin building upon it. Like a time capsule, those things will not be buried forever. One day the giver of that gift will ask what you have done with it. When that day comes, I pray you don’t need to find a shovel. – Tracy Earl Welliver PARISH CONTACTS Parish Office Kara Esker (Youth, CCD) (309) 452-2585 [email protected]

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[email protected] School Office (309) 452-3268 Angie O’Connor (Parish/School Books) Epiphanyschools.org [email protected] NOTICE: If you find yourself in Parish Staff Sean and Jennifer Stevens (Music) serious economic need due to Fr. Eric Powell (Pastor) [email protected] the pandemic, St. Vincent de [email protected] Paul and Epiphany Parish want Parish Outreach Deacon Mark Cleary (Baptisms) Orlando Lopez (St. Vincent de Paul) to help. Email Orlando Lopez at [email protected] [email protected] Parish Outreach.

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Page 6 Epiphanyparish.com will be collecting monetary donations for PATH Crisis Cen- PARISH UPDATES ter, Safe Harbor, Mid Central Community Action (Neville House), Birthright and Catholic Charities. You can contrib- CATCH UP ON THE LATEST NEWS ute in two ways. 1) Go to Epiphanyparish.com and click on E-Giving. The Giving Tree is included in a drop down Epiphany Youth Ministry menu. OR, 2) Write a check to Epiphany Church and place "Giving Tree" in the memo line. The deadline for Giv- Epiphany Youth Ministry seeks to offer our youth an en- ing Tree contributions is December 6th. Please consider counter with Christ and build up a community as we fol- assisting those less fortunate. low Christ together. To receive Youth Ministry updates, join our Flocknote group or email kara.esker@epiphany parish.com to be added to the email list! Junior High Youth Group meets once a month. Our next youth group is Friday, December 11th, 7-8:30 pm in the Parish Hall. High School Youth Group meets every Sunday from 6-7:30 pm in the Parish Hall. Join us these next few weekends as we watch an awesome new TV series called The Chosen! OFF for Thanksgiving week- end (11/29). Help Keep Masses Going! If you are not at (higher) risk and would be interested in helping with directing traffic before and after masses or cleaning after the Masses, please call the parish office or email [email protected]. The Giving Tree Every year, Epiphany does a wonderful job in helping with the needs of various chari- ties in our own community through our Giving Tree. Because of the pandemic, we

November 15, 2020 Page 7 READINGS GOSPEL MEDITATION THIS SUNDAY’S SCRIPTURES GOING DEEPER INTO SCRIPTURE

First Reading: Fear and Lack of Trust have No Place Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who God gives us the gift of His very self and asks us to invest fears the Lord is to be praised. Give her a reward for her it. Investing God’s greatest gift of Himself wisely, allows labors, and let her works praise her at the city gates. (Prv God’s kingdom to grow and flourish. God trusts us with 31:30-31) this pearl of great price in hopes that it will produce Our Jewish sage describes a model household that is gov- abundant fruit. While God’s gift of self is realized in the erned by a wife’s wisdom. What do you find appealing in gifts of faith, hope, and love, they are not meant to be this portrayal? solely for personal benefit. They are intended to be Psalm: shared and are at the heart of Jesus’ blueprint for happi- Blessed are those who fear the Lord. (Ps 128) ness, the Beatitudes. Second Reading: When we invest God’s greatest gift, His most treasured For all of you are children of the light and children of the possession, we invest in the wellbeing of all of our broth- day. We are not of the night or of darkness. Therefore, ers and sisters and the world in which we live. We take let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and up most seriously our call to be stewards and properly sober. (1 Thes 5:5-6) manage, not only our own affairs, but the affairs of those Paul speaks of the unknown day upon which Christ will around and before us. God has put tremendous confi- return as coming “like a thief in the night” and as the in- dence in us. Do we have that same confidence in God? escapable “labor pains” of a woman about to give birth. Why do you think Paul uses such jarring imagery? We often go the extra mile and put in the additional effort when it comes to those concerns closest to us: our Gospel: families, friends, careers, home and securities. But when “His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful it comes to things that are not as close to us, we can be- servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will come lax and less conscientious. Tending to God’s treas- give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s ure requires a great deal of focus and persistent hard joy.’” (Mt 25:21) work. It demands that I see the bigger picture, God’s pic- In his parable of the talents, Jesus teaches about the im- ture, in which self-sacrifice is a given as we labor for the portance of using our God-given gifts faithfully and pru- establishment of God’s kingdom, God’s vision. Fear and a dently. What would be a natural gift you have used well lack of trust can loom large, however. We are afraid of in your life? letting go of what is “mine” and apprehensive of jeopard- izing what we have in order to venture into something bigger and more promising. Fear and a lack of trust serve no purpose in God’s king- WELCOME! dom. They benefit neither the person nor God. What is required is a courageous resolve that produces the forti- NEW TO EPIPHANY PARISH tude necessary to stay the course and do what God is asking. Doing all in our power to cultivate the seeds of Let all who arrive be received like Christ, for He is faith, hope, and love in our world, working diligently to going to say, “I came among you, and you received put all of our relationships in proper order, becoming Me.” —Saint Benedict attentive to systems and ideologies that hurt and oppress people, being mindful of injustice, and laboring on behalf Jesse McLaren and family, Ken & Samantha Nowatski and of the poor and the needy are at the core of what each of family, Sam & Ashley Thompson and family, Ruben & Pao- us is asked to do. It is how we invest God’s most precious la Pinto and family, Kim & Matthew Taylor and family, Jack gift wisely. If persistent, alert and attentive, then life will Limes, Mary Eaton gradually improve around us, there will be greater peace and we will experience joy.

Page 8 Epiphanyparish.com Continued from page 3 plaint directly the Congregation for Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI extend- from a victim, ed McCarrick’s tenure in Washington, which was viewed whether adult or minor, about McCarrick’s miscon- as successful, by two years. duct.20 For this reason, McCarrick’s supporters could Based upon new details related to Priest 1’s allegations, plausibly characterize the allegations against him as the Holy See reversed course in late 2005 and urgently “gossip” or “rumors.” sought a successor for the Archbishopric of Washington,  Priest 1, the only individual at the time to claim sexu- requesting that McCarrick “spontaneously” withdraw as al misconduct by McCarrick, was treated as an unreli- Archbishop after Easter 2006. able informant, in part because he himself had previ- Over the next two years, Holy See officials wrestled with ously abused two teenage boys. In addition, the Holy how to address issues regarding Cardinal McCarrick. See did not receive any signed statement from Priest While serving in the Secretariat of State, Archbishop 1 regarding his allegations against McCarrick. Viganò wrote two memoranda, one in 2006 and the other  Although McCarrick admitted that his sharing of a in 2008, for the purpose of bringing questions related to bed with seminarians at the beach house was McCarrick to the attention of Superiors. The memoranda “imprudent,” he insisted that he had never engaged referred to the allegations and rumors about McCarrick’s in sexual conduct and that claims to the contrary, misconduct during the 1980s and raised concerns that a including the anonymous letters, constituted calum- scandal could result given that the information had al- nious and/or politically motivated gossip. Though ready circulated widely. Noting that the allegations re- there is no direct evidence, it appears likely from the mained unproven (“Si vera et probata sunt exposita”) and information obtained that John Paul II’s past experi- recognizing that only the Pope could judge a cardinal un- ence in regarding the use of spurious allega- der the canon law, Viganò suggested that a canonical pro- tions against bishops to degrade the standing of the cess could be opened to determine the truth and, if war- Church played a role in his willingness to believe ranted, to impose an “exemplary measure.” McCarrick’s denials. Viganò’s Superiors, Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone  Over two decades of episcopal ministry, McCarrick and Substitute Archbishop Sandri, shared Viganò’s con- was recognized as an exceptionally hard-working and cerns and Cardinal Bertone presented the matter directly effective bishop able to handle delicate and difficult to Pope Benedict XVI. Ultimately, the path of a canonical assignments both in the United States and in some of process to resolve factual issues and possibly prescribe the most sensitive parts of the world – including in canonical penalties was not taken. Instead, the decision the former Eastern Bloc and particularly Yugosla- was made to appeal to McCarrick’s conscience and eccle- via.26 sial spirit by indicating to him that he should maintain a lower profile and minimize travel for the good of the  Pope John Paul II had known McCarrick for years, Church. In 2006, Cardinal Re, Prefect of the Congregation having first met him in the mid-1970s. McCarrick in- for Bishops, instructed Nuncio Sambi to convey these in- teracted with the Pope frequently, both in and dications orally to McCarrick. In 2008, Prefect Re trans- during trips overseas, including at the time of the mitted the indications to McCarrick in writing. While Car- Pope’s visit to Newark in 1995 and during annual dinal Re’s approach was approved by Pope Benedict XVI, trips to Rome for the Papal Foundation. McCarrick’s the indications did not carry the Pope’s explicit imprima- direct relationship with John Paul II also likely had an tur, were not based on a factual finding that McCarrick impact on the Pope’s decision-making. had actually committed misconduct, and did not include a 3. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to prohibition on public ministry. McCarrick During the Papacy of Benedict XVI A number of factors appear to have played a role in Pope At the beginning of the papacy of Benedict XVI, the infor- Benedict XVI’s declination to initiate a formal canonical mation received by the Holy See related to McCarrick’s proceeding: there were no credible allegations of child misconduct was generally similar to the information that abuse; McCarrick swore on his “oath as a bishop” that the had been available to John Paul II at the time of the ap- allegations were false; the allegations of misconduct with pointment to Washington. Shortly after his election in adults related to events in the 1980s; and there was no April 2005, upon the recommendation of the Nuncio and indication of Continued on Next Page

Epiphanyschools.org November 15, Page 9 any recent misconduct. humanitarian and charitable work during this period, sometimes with renewed focus and energy, but also with In the absence of canonical sanctions or explicit instruc- increased difficulty due to his advanced age. In the 2013 tions from the Holy Father, McCarrick continued his activ- to 2017 period, McCarrick did not act as a diplomatic ities in the United States and overseas. McCarrick re- agent for the Holy See, or with any official mandate from mained in active public ministry, continued his work with the Secretariat of State. Catholic Relief Services (including foreign travel), traveled to Rome for various meetings or events, remained a On a few occasions, McCarrick’s continued activities, and member of Holy See (Administration of the the existence of prior indications, were raised with Pope Patrimony of the Apostolic See and Pontifical Councils), Francis by Substitute Becciu and Secretary of State Pa- continued his work in the Middle East with the United rolin. Nuncio Viganò first claimed in 2018 that he men- States Department of State, and served on USCCB com- tioned McCarrick in meetings with the Holy Father in June mittees. McCarrick also undertook other engagements and October 2013, but no records support Viganò’s ac- with the approval of officials of the Roman Curia or the count and evidence as to what he said is sharply disput- Apostolic Nuncio. After mid-2009, Nuncio Sambi became ed. Pope Francis recalled a brief conversation about the main point of contact for McCarrick and, with Sambi McCarrick with Substitute Becciu and did not exclude the effectively taking charge of the situation, neither Pope possibility of a similarly short exchange with Cardinal Pa- Benedict XVI nor the Congregation for Bishops appears to rolin. Before 2018, the Holy Father never discussed have been kept apprised of McCarrick’s activities in the McCarrick with Cardinal Ouellet, who was the Prefect of United States or overseas. Once Arch- the with primary competence bishop Viganò was appointed Nuncio to over the matter, or with Pope Emeritus the United States in late 2011, McCarrick Benedict XVI. kept Viganò regularly informed of his Until 2017, no one – including Cardinal travels and activities. Towards the end of Parolin, Cardinal Ouellet, Archbishop Bec- the papacy of Benedict XVI, Priest 3, an- ciu or Archbishop Viganò – provided Pope other priest of Metuchen, informed Nun- Francis with any documentation regarding cio Viganò of Priest 3’s lawsuit alleging allegations against McCarrick, including that overt sexual conduct between him the anonymous letters dating back to the and McCarrick had occurred in 1991. early 1990s or documents related to Viganò wrote to Cardinal Ouellet, the Priest 1 or Priest 3. Pope Francis had new Prefect of the Congregation for Bish- heard only that there had been allega- ops, about this in 2012 and Ouellet in- tions and rumors related to immoral con- structed Viganò to take certain steps, duct with adults occurring prior to McCar- including an inquiry with specific dioce- rick’s appointment to Washington. Believ- san officials and Priest 3, to determine if ing that the allegations had already been the allegations were credible. Viganò did Theodore McCarrick reviewed and rejected by Pope John Paul not take these steps and therefore never II, and well aware that McCarrick was ac- placed himself in the position to ascer- tive during the papacy of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis did tain the credibility of Priest 3. McCarrick continued to not see the need to alter the approach that had been remain active, traveling nationally and internationally. adopted in prior years. 47 In June 2017, the Archdiocese 4. Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to of New York learned of the first known allegation of sexu- McCarrick During the Papacy of Francis al abuse by McCarrick of a victim under 18 years of age, which occurred in the early 1970s. Shortly after the accu- Given McCarrick’s retirement and advanced age, Holy See sation was deemed credible, Pope Francis requested officials during 2013 to early 2017 rarely addressed the McCarrick’s resignation from the . indications originally given to McCarrick back in 2006 and Following an administrative penal process by the Congre- 2008, which had been modified in their application during gation for the Doctrine of the Faith, McCarrick was found the papacy of Benedict XVI. Neither Pope Francis, nor culpable of acts in contravention of the Sixth Command- Cardinal Parolin, nor Cardinal Ouellet lifted or modified ment of the Decalogue involving both minors and adults, the prior “indications” related to McCarrick’s activities or and on that basis was dismissed from the clerical state. residence. McCarrick generally continued his religious,

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