Maybe he repented.
Are there enough hair shirts in his size?
well yes, some seem better able to forgive, many have not forgiven Law and many are not happy that he seemed to be, well, promoted given his gross incompetence, I tend to sympathize with that side - has Law actually publicly repented or apologized to the victims? I imagine the lawyers wouldn't let him.
But don't you think for sheer PR purposes you would keep Cardinal Law locked away, give him a trip to the Caribbean for the next week or so, why even tempt tainting the funeral
well here are the pagan sources reporting on the same story now:
Vatican Gives Cardinal Law Role of Honor
Associated Press
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-pope-cardinal-law,0,7156582.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines
Boston Herald - catching up to the Globe
Law's role angers victims Boston Herald
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=76597
Hmmmm CBS News is reporting it on the web too , maybe we do have to wait for more facts, LOL and check out the headline:
Notorious U.S. Cardinal Honored
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/04/07/world/main686346.shtml
oh but they've just posted AP's article with a different headline