20 juin 2018 - Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, ...

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... the retired archbishop of Washington, D.C., and the highest-ranking prelate to be touched by scandal, is suspended over “credible” allegations that he abused a teenager decades earlier. Subsequent revelations demonstrate that many fellow bishops knew of his depredations but did not act. Meanwhile, revelations of the systemic abuse of children by clergy – and the subsequent coverups - has ignited popular firestorms in Ireland, Australia, Chile and elsewhere. Pope Francis’s handling of the crisis worldwide becomes a flashpoint for unprecedented internal criticism, including internal calls for his resignation.