I'm sure the Lavender Mafia is celebrating this honor for one of their heroes. Did the Pope throw in two gold fish for the good Cardinal?
Just goes to show your ignorance of the Cardinal. He has been trying to RID the Church of the Lavender Mafia for years. When he found out about the abuse in Boston, he started working on getting rid of the abusers. If you look at the timeline, almost ALL of the abuse took place before he ever arrived in the city in the 80's.