EXPOSING CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE COVER-UP: THE McCARRICK REPORT

Phil Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News, the first English-language Catholic news service operating on the internet, which he founded in 1995. CWN provides daily headline news coverage for the Catholic Culture site, where Phil Lawler also offers regular analysis and commentary.

Phil attended Harvard College and did graduate work in political philosophy at the University of Chicago before entering a career in journalism. He has previously served as Director of Studies for the Heritage Foundation, as editor of Crisis magazine, and as editor of the international monthly magazine Catholic World Report.

Lawler is the author or editor of ten books on political and religious topics. His essays, book reviews, and editorial columns have appeared in over 100 newspapers around the United States and abroad. A pro-life activist and veteran of many political campaigns, Phil was himself a candidate for the US Senate in 2000, running against the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.

Married since 1979 to Leila Marie Lawler, Phil is the father of 7 children, grandfather of 9, and a Red Sox fan.

Topics discussed is this episode of The Dr. J Show include:
The McCarrick Report: questions left unanswered,
Comments on Pope Francis' advocating homosexual "civil unions,"
Comments on Archbishop Gomez' premature congrats to Joe Biden,
McCarrick's history of sexual assult and grooming,
The many warnings to the Vatican, and how Pope Francis lifted Pope Benedict's restrictions on McCarrick,
Archbishop Vigano's warnings about McCarrick ignored,
McCarrick as an unofficial global ambassador for the Vatican,
How predators "groom" potential victims and con them,
Francis' "gutting" of Pope John Paul II's Pontifical Institute for The Family,
Conforming to the world only loses the credibility of Christians,
Pope Francis' compromise secret deal with the Chinese communists.

Phil’s site:
www.catholicculture.org/

Restoration of Catholic Culture at Thomas More College in NH:
https://restorationchristianculture.org/

https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=48630

McCarrick Report covers up many questions:
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/mccarrick-report-cover-up-continues/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/11/the-mccarrick-whitewash/

Official website of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute:
http://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/laityfamilylife/en/tags.Pontificio-Istituto-Giovanni-Paolo-II.html

Pontifical JPII Institute in the U.S.:
https://www.johnpaulii.edu/

Institute controversy articles (Francis "gutting" the institute):
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/losing-a-legacy-assessing-the-john-paul-ii-institute-controversy
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/timeline-reveals-plot-to-destroy-legacy-of-john-paul-ii-institute

Ruth Inst. deeply disappointed by Catholic bishop's ill-conceived election statement:
http://www.ruthinstitute.org/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=1533790

homosexuality in the Catholic priesthood:
http://www.ruthinstitute.org/Default.aspx?PageID=17153014
http://www.ruthinstitute.org/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=1530530
http://www.ruthinstitute.org/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=1530132

book
https://www.encounterbooks.com/authors/philip-lawler/

context for one of his more recent books
https://www.reginamag.com/phil-lawler-comes-clean/

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