As more allegations emerge in the US, bishops clash over the shape of a future inquiry
Cardinal Donald Wuerl succeeded Theodore McCarrick as the Archbishop of Washington in 2006. Now that multiple allegations have been made of his predecessor’s “misconduct” with seminarians and young priests, Cardinal Wuerl is expected to lead efforts to prevent further abuse. Last week, in an interview with the National Catholic Reporter, he mooted the idea of a “panel, a board, of bishops … where we would take it upon ourselves” to investigate rumours of clerical abuse”.
