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.
Well, I guess I'm wrong then. Cardinal Law's record in taking action about child molesting priests is truly outstanding. He wouldn't rest until every one of those abusers was shipped to a new diocese.
Really? Then why did it take until 1998 for John Geoghan to be defrocked, when Cardinal Law knew that he was a molester for at least 14 years? Why did Joseph Birmingham get to be a priest until his death in 1989, even though he had admitted to church officials that he had molested children? Why did Law write a job recommendation for Paul Shanley in 1997, even though he knew the guy was gay, and a molestor? Why did Law assign Ronald Paquin to a chaplain position in 1998, where Paquin continued to molest boys?
Yeah, Law worked night and day on "getting rid of the abusers", alright. It only took 20 years of his leadership, and a few multimillion-dollar lawsuits and the criminal justice system's involvement, for these priests to lose their jobs.