Cardinal O'Malley is not "very traditional." He is merely not overtly heterodox. He is no spearhead for othrodoxy like Bishop Bruskewitz, I can assure you. He couldn't even bring himself to support the notion that Sen. Kerry shouldn't be allowed photo-op reception of the Eucharist at Masses here during his campaign. He wimped-out entirely on that one.
He's certainly no Cardinal Mahony clone, but neither is he a clone of St. Athanasius. Right about now, around here, we NEED another St, Athanasius!
The Church is against cloning ;)
In defense of O'Malley, he did push Kennedy and Kerry all the way to the third row, aisle seat for his installation.
Much as I hate to say it, I can't fault him too much on that. The pro-aborts have been let slide on that for over 30 years, and it wouldn't mean just taking on Kerry (and Kennedy, etc.). And what would it do? I can't picture the Paulist Center (Kerry's home "parish" or, if you prefer, "worship community in the Roman Catholic tradition") refusing Kerry Communion. Or that Jesuit place in the Back Bay. Or any parish that welcomes VOTF.