Right that's why he left under the cover of dark and hasn't even come close to stepping foot in any country that would extradite him.
Yeah I always have lots of respect for guys that do reprehensible things then institute policies to make sure nobody else does them. Ranks Law right up there with McCain and CFR in my book.
I'll repeat, Give it a rest. He was in the United States for a full year after he left Boston. He was available every time he was called for a deposition or for the Grand Jury. He fulfilled all the requirements of the State of Massachusetts in the case, and I repeat, was never charged with any crime. After being in Maryland for that time, the Pope called him to Rome to be the head of the Basilica of St. Mary Major. It is not unusual for an American Cardinal to work out of Rome. Justin Cardinal Rigali has done it, as have others. from other countries. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was from Germany, but has worked in Rome for years, too. There are no charges pending against Cardinal Law that would cause him to have to be be extradited from any country in the world, and he can come and go as he pleases.
If you want to hate him, go ahead, but at least you'll have the FACTS in front of you as you continue. The most reprehensible thing the Cardinal did was to follow the suggestions of the 'experts' and psychologists who told the Diocese that these priests were 'healed' of their problems and that it was ok to have them back in ministry. Of course, we now know that this is not true, but it was the 'conventional wisdom' until a few years ago. The Cardinal and many Bishops didn't do anything differently than many other institutions in this country faced with the same problem of people in authority abusing the children in their charge. It was not right, and looking back on it, the Cardinal has admitted that, but at the time, it was what was being done across the board.
In my opinion, when the priests were found to be back to their old ways, they should have been de-frocked immediately and turned over to the cops. In some cases, the parents were the ones who made the choice not to prosecute because they didn't want their children's plight to be publicized. When the children grew up they began pressing for the justice they deserved. By the way, it was Josef Cardinal Ratzinger who wrote the most recent rules making it easier now for Dioceses to de-frock abusive priests.