Remember the Cardinal Law scandal? Cardinal Law was the cardinal of Boston, where broke the landmark case where the system-wide Catholic priest abuses and cover-ups were exposed. Cardinal Law was proven to have had knowlege of pedophile priests for years and was responsible for moving these men from parish to parish.
He was forced to resign in shame and disgrace in 2002. So what did "The Catholic Church" do about it?
How about a couple of cushy appointments back in the vatican?
"After his resignation, John Paul II appointed Law to a post in Rome, putting him in charge of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, with the title of Archpriest. He is also a member of the Congregations for the Oriental Churches, the Clergy, Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments, Evangelisation of Peoples, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Catholic Education, Bishops as well as the Pontifical Council for the Family."
Dude should have gone to prison.
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“Remember the Cardinal Law scandal? Cardinal Law was the cardinal of Boston, where broke the landmark case where the system-wide Catholic priest abuses and cover-ups were exposed.”
Law was the archbishop of Boston, he was not the cardinal of Boston since Boston is not a titular see. Second, little was exposed that was not already known. That’s what I couldn’t figure out. This was already known. The cases were usually decades old and had often been covered in the press. Fr. Enrique had written his book in what? 1982? 1983?
“Cardinal Law was proven to have had knowlege of pedophile priests for years and was responsible for moving these men from parish to parish.”
Yes, HE was responsible. The Church was not.
“He was forced to resign in shame and disgrace in 2002. So what did “The Catholic Church” do about it?”
What could be done about cases that often even predated Law?
“How about a couple of cushy appointments back in the vatican?”
He does indeed work at the Vatican.
“Dude should have gone to prison.”
If I recall correctly, according to the attorney general in his state, he committed no punishable crime.
He’ll die in exile most likely.
Thanks, I remember much of this but he was not the only one ivolved, just the catalyst for outing.