[ikanakattara]

Notice Cardinal Law has a scheduled deposition coming up, but it looks like he's not going to make it...

[Rippin]

The phrase getting "Kicked upstairs" comes to mind.

Rippin

[Rustynailww]

crime pays. but the wages are death.

[chiefqc]

I suppose he will be placed in charge of morals training for all future priests.

Or maybe the office on How to cover your as*.

[uncbob]

maybe they will put him in charge of the Vatican latrines

[CWW]

I am glad to see that the Vatican took matters into its own hands and is removing Cardinal Law. I do not harbor ill-will toward the Cardinal, but he made very grave errors and clearly lost the respect of his fold and any remaining authority that he had. I do believe that any bishops or cardinals that knowingly and intentionally reassigned these bad eggs where they could have access to children should be removed from their posts. I think that the Church's move send a clear message -- Clean up your act, or we will do it for you!

[philosofy123]

The Vatican is protecting him from the law!

[MoJo2001]

Good grief! Please tell me this man isn't going to be rewarded for his "denials". UGH!

[The Great RJ]

He should be in a monastery wearing sack cloth and ashes, fasting and sleeping on a straw matress to do penance for his sins.

[pt17]

The statement did not endorse a "zero-tolerance policy" -- in which no instance of molestation would be tolerated

Does that mean they endorse some instances of molestation? It certainly implies it.

[rucrazee]

There should be no discussions, reassignments etc. I see those who commited these acts as criminals who should be dealt with as such. Those who reassigned these guys and/or hid what was going on are conspirators and should also be CRIMINALLY dealt with as such. These kids are probably messed up for life now. Because of what has been inflicted on them, these kids may never come to know Jesus Christ because of the baggage they are carrying. EUqZXVXJ1ejHZbmZZm6KUQ Matt 18:6-7 6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! KJV I know "Reverend" in the dictionary sense, is a pretty generic term, but I have seen the media using it a lot more lately. Until recently, I don't recall it being used to define clergy of the Catholic persuasion. I see this as a veiled assault of guilt by association. I wouldn't put it past the media to be attempting to lump those in Christian leadership postions together to cause division and undermine Christian credibility especially to those who don't have a clue. Think about it for a moment...Rev Billy Graham, Rev Fallwell, Rev Jackson ;) etc...What happened to Father________, Cardinal________, Pope_______?

[SamAdams76]

There must be some legal mechanism to force the deposition if it is apparent, as is the case here, that the person to be deposed is about to flee the country in order to avoid it. Hopefully Law is arrested as soon as he gets to Logan Airport and held without bail as a flight risk until he meets his obligations in this case.

[Centurion2000]

bump

[Pining_4_TX]

Why hasn't anyone mentioned the fact that the pope himself must have known about all these cases of child molestation? If large sums of money were paid to settle lawsuits and keep people quiet, then you can be sure that all the high officials of the church, including the pope, knew about it. All of these men are corrupt. He must be from the direct line of Pontius Pilate rather than Peter.