You wrote:
“The other leaders are dead and gone. Law is still here on earth and still wearing a collar.”
Yes, he still has that collar.
“Law white-washed Shanley’s record and never gave the whole truth on why he was being transfered.”
That might be. Law is a sinner. So is everyone else.
“Geoghan was transfered more than once under Law.”
Not that I could find - not to a parish at least. I list his chronology. If you know differently please post the evidence. I would be very interested in seeing it.
“How about the fifty priest who wrote a letter stating that Law should resign?”
That doesn’t matter to me. I have no reason to believe that they were interested in justice. Some of his most outspoken critics among his former priests openly supported the most unorthodox of teachings. Just a matter of days ago a priest called on the pope to resign. I can’t take him seriously - especially because he’s a liberal modernist. In February, Fr. Walter Cuenin - who used to be a diocesan priest in the Boston archdiocese - called on Law to step down. Cuenin is a well known liberal modernist. I can’t take these people seriously. And don’t forget, 50 priests is about 10% of the priests in the archdiocese. That’s not exactly what I would call a ground swell of support.
“I still attend church today and I remember what mass was like in the 60’s and 70’s into the 80’s and 90’s. Every pew filled numerous massess on Sundays. Now half the churches are left and if you’re lucky there might be three masses on Sunday, sparsley attended. Liberalism killed the church?”
Yes.
“It didn’t help but I blame the church and its response.”
But you would be wrong. Attendance is down in Boston and dropped noticeably since 2002. But then again it dropped DRAMATICALLY since the late 1950s. The Church has been dying in the Northeast for DECADES. Parishes are closing and have been closing for nearly 40 years. Schools are closing all across the Northeast. The simple fact is that people adopted liberalism as their real religion even if they showed up in the pews on Sunday. The support among so-called Catholics in New England for liberalism is HUGE: Pro-Obama, pro-abortion, pro-contraception, pro-gay marriage, etc.
“Law and the rest felt that they didn’t need to answer to anyone. The Catholic church did it all on their own. I will not get over Law and until the church comes forward and condemns his actions or inactions I won’t get over it.”
Then you’ll never get over it and you’ll achieve NOTHING. Those of us who choose to be rational have gotten over it and realize that everything has changed. Condemning Law now, 8 years after his resignation, is meaningless - especially since he did not do what you even accuse him of. Remember, he moved Geoghan and Shanley ONCE - and he took actions against their abuse. Not enough. But he did not just allow it to go on in his diocese.
“I didn’t forgive Ted Kennedy for his crimes and I won’t give Law or the church a pass. Law should have gone to jail.”
That isn’t apparently what the legal authorities in Boston thought. And remember, the only person who would benefit from your forgiveness there is YOU. Ted Kennedy is long since dead and he can’t use your forgiveness. You could use it, however. Carrying a grudge against the dead is simply counter-productive in the life of a Christian.
“There is no defense for the church in this case and blaming “liberalism” is a cop-out.”
No, it’s the truth. I could almost say liberals get the Church they ask for. New England wanted a pro-gay church and they got it. Enjoy, liberals!