McCarrick and the problem of dissent from Church teaching

I recently published an article in The Catholic World Report on the scandalous consequences of the Church’s failure to promote a clergy culture that respects its own teaching on sexuality:

“The failure of the Church to maintain a culture respectful of sexual values and to protect the innocent is even more distressing, for the Church has been appointed by Our Savior Jesus Christ to safeguard all morality. It is very painful for any Catholic to learn of the shocking and immoral behavior of Cardinal McCarrick, which exploited, violated and betrayed the trust of so many young men. Even more appalling is the fact that his success in the Church reveals a continued existence of a culture within the Church that permits such behavior to take place and prevents it from coming to light.”

Read the full article.