Cardinal McCarrick // The Observer

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Too little, too late

Jackie O'Brien | Wednesday, February 20, 2019

This past week, University President Fr. John Jenkins finally made the obvious decision to revoke the honorary degree conferred on Theodore McCarrick in 2008. This decision to revoke the degree came only after the Vatican officially released its decision to defrock McCarrick, who had previously been a Cardinal, after it found the claims of his

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Condemning exploitation

Letter to the Editor | Monday, January 21, 2019

Fr. Jenkins released a letter to campus on Sunday regarding the Columbus Murals in the Main Building. I have no comments to share regarding Columbus, Native American history or the murals themselves: I will leave that to others who have more developed and informed positions on the topics. I do, however, want to join the President’s sentiment in condemning exploitation

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Response to “Father Jenkins is a disgrace”

Letter to the Editor | Wednesday, November 14, 2018

I am saddened by Law student Deion Kathawa’s letter published Nov. 12 in The Observer. Both his tone and his content suggest that his understanding of Catholic teaching is very limited. There is more to the Church than the Church Militant. Fr. Jenkins has withheld a decision to revoke former Cardinal McCarrick’s honorary degree until