Is there a 'McCarrick effect' for diocesan appeals? A look at trends in diocesan giving

A Pillar special report

Diocesan-wide fundraising appeals have declined in recent years, a study conducted by The Pillar concludes.

But the decline is not consistent across dioceses, and some local Churches have seen appeals grow in recent years, even with the Church in the U.S. battered over the last three years both by news that one of its most prominent cardinals was a sexu…