Keep Cardinal McCarrick in Kansas, SNAP Says

By Zach Hiner
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
February 19, 2019

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Though  former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been defrocked, we hope  - for the safety of children and vulnerable adults – that Catholic officials in Kansas will keep him at the friary where he has been living.

The disgraced prelate has not been there very long. He has likely not yet been able to win the trust of nearby families. Moreover, it is a small town so it is likely nearly everyone knows who he is and why he is there. Under those circumstances, the former Cardinal would no doubt have a tough time ingratiating himself into local families and potentially damaging more young lives. 

However, if Cardinal McCarrick were to move back to New Jersey or Washington DC there are, sadly, sure to be more than a handful of families who believe he is innocent or "has been punished enough" or is no longer a threat to young lives. Church official should keep him where he is.