Donald Wuerl

After a major newspaper published a story about alleged financial and sexual misconduct by a West Virginia bishop, a prelate overseeing the investigation for the Vatican expressed regret that he redacted his name out of documents detailing financial aspects of the scandal.

While Bishop Michael Bransfield led the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, it's the details of high living that spring out from an investigative report, details of which were published by The Washington Post June 5.

Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo, McCarrick's former secretary, shared correspondence that he says show high-ranking church officials likely knew about restrictions that the then-cardinal ignored.

During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic leaders and laity not to lose faith.

Dallas police executed search warrants at three Diocese of Dallas sites May 15, saying that process was an extension of their ongoing investigation of sexual abuse allegations into six current or former priests.

We say: No perfect bishops exist, but there are reasons to feel positive about how Wilton Gregory will approach his tough assignment to the scandal-wracked Washington Archdiocese.

Distinctly Catholic: Washington will be welcoming a southern gentleman to its cathedral. I couldn't be happier about the appointment of Archbishop Wilton Gregory to lead the polarized city on the Potomac.

The ecosystem of secular and church politics makes the Archdiocese of Washington unique. Navigating it will require a deft leader who can serve rural stretches, wealthy enclaves, gentrifying neighborhoods, racially and ethnically diverse communities, and a remarkable spectrum of Catholic thinkers and activists.