How’s this for a “surprise”? A Catholic priest-source has informed me of the following:

“If you want someone who can verify the ‘alleged’ stories of ‘Teddy’ [Cardinal Theodore McCarrick], all you have to do is ask the publisher of the Washington Post, which has been sitting on the story for almost three years. I know this for a fact.

“The reason Archbishop Myers sold the beach house was because every bishop knew of the ‘nephews’ [seminarians]. The reason the Post sat on the story: The cardinal is a liberal Democrat.

“It was the publisher who voted against the editorial board to run the story about ‘Teddy's nephews.' You can ask [name deleted] about this as well. You can also contact [name deleted] of [place of employment deleted]. He slept in the bed with Teddy at the beach house. Archbishop Myers knew all of this before he arrived in Newark.”

Two other Catholic priests have gone on record about the cardinal’s abuse of power: Father James Haley and Father Robert Hoatson.

Related links:

http://www.theconservativevoice.com/articles/article.html?id=10469

http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/abbott/051218

Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic journalist and commentator. He is a columnist for and/or contributor to TheConservativeVoice.com, RenewAmerica.us, MichNews.com, Catholic.org, Opeds.com and Speroforum.com. He can be reached at mattcabbott@hotmail.com.