Pope Leo XIV, with the Peruvian Minister to the Holy See, Manuel Carrasco (2nd left), and the officials of the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC), on May 30, 2025 in Vatican City Photo: Vatican Media

Archdiocese of Washington to lay off employees to address financial crisis stemming (in part) from McCarrick case

What further complicates the picture is the enduring impact of the McCarrick scandal. Though exact figures are elusive, both Gregory and McElroy have acknowledged that donor confidence took a major hit after allegations emerged in 2018 that McCarrick had serially abused seminarians and managed a secret, unaccounted-for fund used for gifts to influential church officials.