Crisis Podcast Episode 1: 2018 Show Notes

2018

A whirlwind summer: What happened? Revelations about Cardinal McCarrick, the Pennsylvania grand jury report, accusations from a Vatican diplomat, and the perceived tensions between the Holy See and the American episcopacy. Host Karna Lozoya walks us through the timeline of 2018 with the help of many voices, including James Grein, the abuse survivor whose story was in The New York Times, whistleblower Fr. Boniface Ramsey, and Cardinal DiNardo. This is the first episode in an 11-part series from Catholic University.

Participant List and Bios (in alphabetical order):

• Kim Daniels, Associate Director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life
• Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
• Greg Erlandson, Director and Editor-in-Chief of Catholic News Service
• James Grein, survivor
• Fr. Boniface Ramsey, pastor in New York City; appeared on CBS News
• Tom Roberts, former editor of The National Catholic Reporter
• George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center

Documents Referenced

• The New York Times piece about James Grein and McCarrick
• Fr. Ramsey’s article about sending the letter to the nuncio about McCarrick
• The Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report of August 2018
• The August 22, 2018 letter from Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó
• Pope Francis’s Letter to the People of God in August 2018
• Pope Francis’s Letter to the U.S. Bishops for their retreat in February 2019