Bishops are required to turn over any evidence that anyone in their ranks instructed anyone not to contact police.

The DOJ’s investigation marks a major development in the church’s sex abuse crisis, as the federal government has been largely silent on clergy sexual abuse until now. 

A top Vatican cardinal issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual misconduct of a prominent American cardinal, saying his claims were a "blasphemous" political hit job.

'Because of how Francis has managed the Catholic Church these last five years, we now have the Viganò letter. It is all out in the open.'

The Catholic Church needs to start explaining itself, and fast.

It shows the Vatican knew about allegations against McCarrick in 2000, a year before St. John Paul II made him a cardinal.

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The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops demanded answers to questions raised by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s claims that Pope Francis empowered abusers.

'Pope Francis must be the first to set a good example for cardinals and bishops ...'

'This is much more moving than watching the pope deliver prepared speeches.'