[marshmallow]

I can tell you what happened with Cardinal Law in Boston who was the most vilified but not necessarily the most guilty in terms of covering up these crimes. Card. Mahony's shenanigans in LA dwarfed Law's misdeeds but that's another story. He's a liberal and a media darling so he gets a pass.

Law was in fact, called to testify before a grand jury which was convened by the Massachusetts Attorney General to determine whether he would be prosecuted. However, the investigation did not lead to charges against leaders of the archdiocese. The Mass. Attorney general himself said that state laws on conspiracy, obstruction of justice and being an accessory to a crime would make it difficult to prosecute someone for putting another person in a position to commit a crime. Also, Massachusetts has no law requiring the reporting of a crime. In addition, the statute of limitations on some offenses had run out.

Law was then yanked and sent to Rome.

Boston Grand Jury Weighs Charging Cardinal Law.

[Lurker]

Thanks very much for the information.