▁of ▁same ▁sex ▁marriage , ▁rights ▁for ▁g ays , ▁abort ion ▁rights , ▁contra cept ive ▁rights ”. ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Grand ▁j ury ▁investigation ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁made ▁public . ▁ ▁Card inal ▁Se an ▁Patrick ▁O ’ Mal ley , ▁who ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁“ p ione ering ▁session ▁on ▁child ▁saf egu arding ”, ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁. ▁Card inal ▁Donald ▁W uer l , ▁who ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁conference ▁on ▁“ " The ▁W elf are ▁of ▁the ▁Family ▁is ▁Dec is ive ▁for ▁the ▁Future ▁of ▁the ▁World " ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁. ▁Mc A le ese , ▁speaking ▁about ▁the ▁report , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁cover ▁up ▁of ▁this ▁ab use ▁“ is ▁not ▁only ▁system ic , ▁it ▁was ▁directed ▁from ▁central ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁V at ican … It ▁strik es ▁me ▁as ▁impossible ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁all ▁b ish ops ▁acted ▁equally ▁neg lig ently ▁by ▁coinc idence , ▁that ’ s ▁the ▁problem .” ▁ ▁View s ▁ ▁Women ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Far rell ▁b anned ▁Mary ▁Mc A le ese , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁award ▁winning ▁Catholic ▁academic ▁and ▁author , ▁from ▁speaking ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁the ▁V at ican ▁on ▁Women ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁ ▁Mc A le ese ▁sought ▁an ▁explanation