In the week since a Pennsylvania grand jury reported on child sex abuse by Catholic priests, Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s reputation has taken a brutal hit. The 900-page report mentions Wuerl more than 200 times and challenges the image Wuerl has tried to project of a leader who always stood with victims. As is required of all bishops, Wuerl submitted his retirement paperwork when he turned 75, in 2015. Meanwhile, since the release of the grand jury report, Wuerl is finding himself increasingly embattled in the Archdiocese of Washington. Critics have complained that Wuerl showed a disturbing tone-deafness after the grand jury report was released Aug. 14.

Source: Washington Post August 21, 2018 01:23 UTC