What is the truth about the case of Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor?
The claims are shocking. A cardinal is accused of child abuse; his diocese is accused of mishandling the accusation; Pope Francis himself is accused of cutting short the inquiry. These allegations, reported by the website LifeSiteNews last week and picked up by the Times, gave English Catholics a sinking feeling. The recent wave of scandal, which has overwhelmed the credibility of the US Church, seemed to have crossed the Atlantic – for the cardinal in question was the late Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, and the diocese was Westminster, of which he was archbishop from 2000 to 2009.
