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Report: Pope Francis bans disgraced Cardinal Law from his church
St. Peter's List ^ | March 15, 2013 | John Bingham

Posted on 03/15/2013 2:28:15 PM PDT by Hilda

The article, from the somewhat sordid “Daily Mail,” reprints Italian news reports. In pertinent part:

So when the appearance of a disgraced cardinal threatened to cast a shadow over his first engagement, Francis I made sure it couldn’t happen again – by banning him from his own church.

Cardinal Bernard Law resigned as Archbishop of Boston in 2002, after being accused of actively covering up for a litany of paedophile priests.’

Despite the scandal which exploded to engulf the entire church, he was given an honorary position at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome.

Though now retired, the cardinal still enjoys a grace and favour apartment in the cathedral complex. So hearing that the new Pope was offering prayers at the very same church, it seems he couldn’t resist a discreet peak.

But when Pope Francis recognised him, he immediately ordered that Law be removed, according to Italian media reports. He went on to command: ‘He is not to come to this church any more.’

One of the new Pope’s first acts will be to arrange new ‘cloistered’ accommodation for the disgraced cardinal, the Italian daily, Il Fatto Quotidiano, reported.

Has the cleaning of the Lord’s House begun?


TOPICS: Catholic; General Discusssion; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: bernardlaw; boston; cardinallaw; catholic; francis; law; ma; massachusetts; pope; popefrancis; scandal
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To: RummyChick

This is a long but interesting article about what Archbishop O’Malley faced after the rotten core of Bernard Law

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/10/archdiocese-catholic-church-rebuild-after-scandal/


101 posted on 03/15/2013 5:54:54 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: mlizzy

IF Pope Francis exiles Law into a monestery then I will know he is on the right track.

I told you that I would praise the previous Pope if it looked like he “fell on the sword” to bring in someone who was strong enough to take on factions in the Church.

Still waiting to see on that one.

It is no easy task. I hope Pope Francis has a strong body to last awhile.


104 posted on 03/15/2013 6:14:02 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Hilda

There is a line missing from this story. (And I in no way am defending Cardinal Law’s wrongdoings.)

But we don’t know if Cardinal Law confessed his sins and was forgiven.

This will be interesting to follow.


105 posted on 03/15/2013 7:05:49 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: goldi
Not knowing a whole lot about monastic life, and having noted that Pope Francis has more the habits of a hermit than a monk, Cardinal Law might well have never experienced total isolation, nor expect it.

Maybe he's given such a dreadful choice he'll abandon church office and throw himself on the mercy of enablers he knows.

106 posted on 03/15/2013 8:05:08 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Hilda; posterchild; ColdOne; navymom1; Pat4ever; RIghtwardHo; Reaganite Republican; ...
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of general interest.

107 posted on 03/15/2013 8:06:14 PM PDT by narses
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To: Hilda
ON FRANCIS POSTED BY ANN BARNHARDT - MARCH 14,

I was waiting for this and she did not disappoint. I'm no judge of its accuracy.

108 posted on 03/15/2013 8:18:43 PM PDT by Stentor (Shhhh!)
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To: RummyChick
LOL. Several dioceses bankrupt, innocent priests (as well as guilty ones) in prison, other innocent priests who can't go out in public without being called filthy names, Catholic parents who can't even drive kids on a field trip without being background-checked, and you think -- "you will start to pay a price" ????????

This long ago stopped being about punishing the guilty. I'm totally in favor of punishing the guilty. This is about destroying the innocent right along with, and sometimes in preference to, the guilty. It's a lynch mob mentality, and it's aided and abetted by an MSM who would never in a million years dream of encouraging people to assume that all public school teachers are perverts, but have no problem implying that a few evil priests are typical of all of them.

109 posted on 03/15/2013 9:17:11 PM PDT by Campion ("Social justice" begins in the womb)
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To: RummyChick

I don’t see that as a conflict. I don’t have a problem with him meeting with Law. Depends what it was about, and what he told Law.


110 posted on 03/15/2013 9:17:38 PM PDT by Hilda
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To: Hilda

It would be for the best of everybody, including Cardinal Law, if he were sent to a monastery, to live out his life in quiet contemplation.


111 posted on 03/15/2013 10:13:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Hilda

bumpus ad summum


112 posted on 03/15/2013 10:33:48 PM PDT by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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To: muawiyah

You’re probably right.


113 posted on 03/16/2013 6:17:14 AM PDT by goldi
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To: goldi

Please send Milwaukee’s disgraced former Archbishop Weakland to live with him.


114 posted on 03/16/2013 6:51:40 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: nickcarraway

he’s an old guy ~ tens of millions of the elderly around the world live in poverty on the streets ~ let Law join them.


115 posted on 03/16/2013 7:36:48 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: RummyChick

I won’t miss him. Will you?


116 posted on 03/16/2013 2:56:43 PM PDT by BlackElk (Dean of Discipline, Tomas de Torquemada Gentlemen's Society: Rack 'em, Danno)
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To: Mrs. Don-o; SuziQ; Campion; fatima

If you have a connection you should try to listen to WBZ tonight. There is a program on about Cardinal Law and the sex abuse scandal. These are not anti-Catholic folks. They’re very informed about the history, the problem and the cover-up. They feel it’s pretty clear, the former Cardinal Law isn’t going to come back and face questions.


117 posted on 03/19/2013 6:07:42 PM PDT by ladyjane (For the first time in my life I am not proud of my country.)
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To: RummyChick

I should have pinged you.


118 posted on 03/19/2013 6:12:01 PM PDT by ladyjane (For the first time in my life I am not proud of my country.)
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To: old and tired
Law was at Sta. Maria Maggiore in Rome (Italy) not in the Vatican City. The U.S. has an extradition treaty with Italy. He could have been picked up by the Italian authorities at any time, if there were charges, an arrest warrant, an indictment, anything.

The fact is that Law is not a fugitive because there are not, and have not been, any criminal charges. And this is because the Mass. AG and the district attorneys in 5 counties did not turn up any perjury, obstruction of justice, criminal conspiracy, civil liability or anything of the sort.

Sorry.

If you've got any additional information on him that could lead to an indictment, go right on ahead. Throw the book at him.

119 posted on 03/19/2013 6:37:21 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He turn to you His countenance and give you peace.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic
Oh Weakland, yeah. He treated good priests and good Catholic laypeople horribly. Friends of mine --- the stories I could tell. He was the enabler and patron of pro-abortion, pro-perversion "theologians". And then there was the grand theft/embezzlement of $450,000 from the Archdiocese to buy off an ex-lover to prevent him from suing him. Never prosecuted.

I'd never leave the Catholic Church, but if I had lived in that Archdiocese I fear I would have been tempted to aggravated assault.

May God have mercy.

120 posted on 03/19/2013 6:48:26 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He turn to you His countenance and give you peace.)
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