BONUS: Bishop Barron on the “McCarrick Report”

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

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🗓️ 14 November 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this bonus “Word on Fire Show” episode, Bishop Barron discusses the long-awaited “McCarrick Report” (PDF), which the Holy See just released on Tuesday, November 10. This long and exhaustive report, spanning over 450 pages, shares the results of a two-year investigation into former-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, exploring how he rose through the ranks of the Catholic hierarchy despite years of sexual abuse and cover up. Bishop Barron shares his thoughts, impressions, and offers a way forward through this awful crisis.

Links

Bishop Barron resources on sexual abuse crisis: https://www.wordonfire.org/sexual-abuse

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0:00.0	I think it's had a devastating effect.
0:01.7	And I say it here, I mean the whole scandal,
0:04.3	but maybe culminating in the macaric situation.
0:07.4	I think it's had a devastating effect.
0:09.5	And yeah, the devil's masterpiece,
0:12.7	the devil is a superior intelligence, right?
0:15.2	A fallen intelligence, but a high angel.
0:22.6	I can't imagine a more thorough going way
0:27.5	to undermine the church than this scandal.
0:31.5	The church has been through a lot of difficult times
0:33.8	over the centuries, God knows.
0:36.5	But I don't know if you can find a better plan
0:42.8	to undermine all the activity and work of the church.
0:47.5	Show me, because I can't imagine one.
0:50.4	Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show.
0:54.1	I'm Brandon Vott, the Senior Content Director at Word on Fire.
0:57.4	And I'm joined here by Bishop Robert Barron
1:00.4	for this special bonus episode of the Word on Fire Show.
1:03.4	Bishop, welcome.
1:05.4	Brandon, good, good to see you.
1:07.4	It's kind of a somber topic here today, Bishop.
1:09.4	We're here to discuss the long awaited macaric report,
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