Heterosexual male priests? If you leave to get married, you forfeit all pension rights and are considered an outcast.
That sums it up in a nutshell. I wonder if there are any cases of Law dealing with priests who had affairs with adult women but didn't leave the priesthood to get married. I would really like to see if there is any differential treatment there.
Which one of these three categories does Cardinal Law personally fit in?
It's pretty much obvious to me that there is blackmail involved. However in all fairness, there are a lot of things that could bring a Cardinal down. Even a liason with a single adult women could do it. On the other hand, the gravity of such an affair pales in comparison with allowing oneself to be blackmailed by sick predators like Shanley.