Then, the first-ever resignation of a U.S. cardinal accused of sexual abuse — Theodore McCarrick, Washington’s former archbishop. “This has been the summer from hell for the Catholic Church and our sins are blatantly exposed for the world to see,” Vatican adviser Rev. And among former Catholics who now identify as Protestant, 21 percent say the sexual abuse scandals were a reason for leaving Catholicism, Pew says. He said he has learned while wearing his friar habit just how deeply many people view the Catholic church with suspicion after years of scandal. To me this isn’t the Catholic Church, these are people within the church who did evil things,” she said.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2018 18:43 UTC