C. John McCloskey

Rev. C. John McCloskey III (died 23 February 2023)[1] was a Catholic priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei and member of the Priestly Society of the Holy Cross. He was the former director of the Catholic Information Center of the Archdiocese of Washington. He worked on Wall Street at Citibank and Merrill Lynch for a number of years before becoming a priest. He was ordained in 1981 by Cardinal Roger Etchegaray.

Conversions

McCloskey was known for having helped convert a number of people to Catholicism, including Newt Gingrich,[2] Sam Brownback, Lawrence Kudlow, Robert Novak, and Bernard Nathanson, an anti-abortion activist who was converted from being a pro-choice NARAL Pro-Choice America founder in his earlier years as a doctor, where he performed abortions.[3]

Allegation

In November, 2002, the Prelature of Opus Dei received a credible complaint from an adult woman accusing Father McCloskey of sexual misconduct while serving as the director of the Catholic Information Center (CIC) in Washington, DC. As regards Father McCloskey’s time before being at the CIC as well as afterwards, the Prelature had not received any complaints for sexual misconduct.[4] At the time, Fr. McCloskey was suffering early stages of Alzheimer's disease which is known to have impulse control as a symptom.[5]

Education

Books
  • (2010) The Essential Belloc - A Prophet for Our Times, ISBN 978-1-935302-36-0[6]

References
  1. "Charles McCloskey Obituary (2023) - Washington, DC - The Washington Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. RealClearReligion, "Father C. John, Fisher of Men", By Mark Judge, July 25, 2011.
  3. New York Magazine: "The Convert" By Steve Fishman May 21, 2005
  4. "Statements Regarding Fr. C. John McCloskey". Opus Dei. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. Leszek Bidzan, M. Bidzan, M. Pąchalska: Aggressive and impulsive behavior in Alzheimer’s disease and progression of dementia, Med Sci Monit. 2012; 18(3): CR182–CR189
  6. TAN Books, "The Essential Belloc", TAN Books, publication_date. 2-Sept-2010.
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