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Vatican Appoints Cardinal Law Head of Rome Basilica
Fox News ^ | May 27, 2004 | Associated Press

Posted on 05/27/2004 8:50:34 AM PDT by ZULU

Vatican Appoints Cardinal Law Head of Rome Basilica

Thursday, May 27, 2004

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II (search) on Thursday gave Cardinal Bernard F. Law (search) an official position in Rome, naming the former Boston archbishop who resigned in the sex abuse scandal as head of a basilica.

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KEYWORDS: 666; abusivepriests; cardinallaw; catholiclist; johnpaulii; vatican
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1 posted on 05/27/2004 8:50:35 AM PDT by ZULU
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To: ZULU

Ruh-Roh! So now Law gets a new position, albeit an more or less honorary one, from the Pope. No punishment, but a reward for his coverup of priestly child abuse for years.

Not good.


2 posted on 05/27/2004 8:58:12 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: ZULU

Hide the altar boys.


3 posted on 05/27/2004 8:59:36 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
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To: ZULU

Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, who represents more than 130 alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests, said the Vatican was sending a bad message by giving Law a high profile new job.

"He apparently is being transferred to a position that is comfortable and appears to be some sort of reward," Garabedian said. "The Vatican either doesn't understand the problem of clergy sex abuse, or it doesn't care. That shows by this new prestigious post given to Cardinal Law."


Unfortunately, I have to agree with this statement. I am a staunch supporter of John Paul II, but this just doesn't look good. Not that the position is any more than a local parish Rector, but most Catholic and Non-Catholics don't know that. "Any" appointment via the Pope carries with it an appearance of prestiege. I think this is a mistake.


4 posted on 05/27/2004 9:00:59 AM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: Integrityrocks

I'm sure the Lavender Mafia is celebrating this honor for one of their heroes. Did the Pope throw in two gold fish for the good Cardinal?


5 posted on 05/27/2004 9:03:39 AM PDT by John Thornton
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To: Integrityrocks

I'm just shaking my head in disappointment. Even if the post given to Law is ceremonial, he should be shamed rather than rewarded.


6 posted on 05/27/2004 9:04:40 AM PDT by Catspaw
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To: .45MAN; AAABEST; AKA Elena; al_c; american colleen; Angelus Errare; annalex; Annie03; Antoninus; ...

Ping...another train wreck in the making thread. Sigh.


7 posted on 05/27/2004 9:10:51 AM PDT by Polycarp IV (PRO-LIFE orthodox Catholic--without exception, without compromise, without apology. Any questions?)
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To: ZULU

timing

May 25, 2004 - BOSTON — The Boston Archdiocese will lose 65 of its 357 parishes, a massive restructuring brought on partly by the clergy sex abuse scandal that aggravated already shrinking Mass attendance and weekly collections.
At St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, some parishioners gasped and others cried while the pastor, the Rev. Stephen Josoma, announced that the church would close.
"I feel like we've been betrayed," said Bob Frasca, 74, a retiree who has attended the church since it opened 42 years ago. "I will not give another dime to the archdiocese."
8 posted on 05/27/2004 9:13:01 AM PDT by Truth666
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To: Integrityrocks
"The Vatican either doesn't understand the problem of clergy sex abuse, or it doesn't care. That shows by this new prestigious post given to Cardinal Law."

The Vatican understands and cares.


9 posted on 05/27/2004 9:14:34 AM PDT by Truth666
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To: ZULU
I believe that I heard on the radio recently that the Archdiocese of Boston is closing 65 parishes due to low attendance since the scandal broke.
10 posted on 05/27/2004 9:15:11 AM PDT by Redleg Duke (Stir the pot...don't let anything settle to the bottom where the lawyers can feed off of it!)
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To: Truth666

That's over 18% of the parishes -- not quite one in five. That's a lot of closings.


11 posted on 05/27/2004 9:15:24 AM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: Integrityrocks

"..I am a staunch supporter of John Paul II,.."

I wouldn't lay this charge at Pope Paul II, REGARDLESS of what the "Vatican" states. Pope Paul has lived a long and valiant life. But I am convinced he is no longer running the show, making decisions, or functioning as the head of the Church. He should be retired to a place of comfort and a new successor chosen.

Somewhere in the depths of the Vatican bureaocracy, contending forces are making decisions and statements and trying to make a place for themselves in the next administration.

Cardinal Law is a criminal. He is guilty of being an accessory after the fact, and possibly even an accessory during and before the fact. He belongs in a prison, not a basilica. Those Vatican functionaries responsible for this outrage belong there with him.


12 posted on 05/27/2004 9:16:43 AM PDT by ZULU
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To: Romulus

Zviadist's arguments are looking better all the time.

I'm not sure I go for "what's loosed" these days.


13 posted on 05/27/2004 9:17:01 AM PDT by Askel5
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To: Truth666

"The Vatican understands and cares. "

I don't believe the current Pope is functional.

I believe some people in the Vatican DO know and Do care.

But OBVIOUSLY, the cretin responsible for this action does not.


14 posted on 05/27/2004 9:18:49 AM PDT by ZULU
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To: Truth666
The Vatican understands and cares.

Right. If they understand and care, then they're sending the message that "the Church is gonna keep the lavender mafia in power and we DARE you do try to do anything about it."

15 posted on 05/27/2004 9:20:53 AM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: ZULU

I will agree that the older and sicker JP II gets, the more over-the-top" the statements are that are coming out of the Vatican. I don't think there is anything wrong with JPIIs mind; I still believe he has some control over these types of appointments and he could put the breaks on it. I'm sure we don't know the whole story, but Cardinal Law should be relegated to the gardening position of a monestary in the hillcountry somewhere.


16 posted on 05/27/2004 9:24:13 AM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: ZULU

Our parrish priest has been telling us for over 8 years that there was going to be church closings. It's not a money issue, it's a priest shortage.
2002 -9 priest ordained
2003 -5 priest ordained
2004 -7 priest ordained
The majority of priest are over 65 and will be retiring in the near future. Archbishop O'Mally did what he had to and that's to lead.


17 posted on 05/27/2004 9:25:49 AM PDT by lonerepubinma
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To: lonerepubinma

I am assuming those ordination numbers you posted are for your diocesan area. You sort of make it look like that's TOTAL ordinations for the country? World? There are many ordinations going on. I'm going to one for a good friend - seminarian in a few weeks. Having said that. You are correct; we have a serious priest shortage. We had a wonderful priest here that was accused of abuse 25 years ago. He was exhonorated, but it destroyed his ability to be a priest here so we lost him. Sad, sad, sad.


18 posted on 05/27/2004 9:30:32 AM PDT by Integrityrocks
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To: JesseHousman
What a sad day when this plea for prayers for the conversion of the pope must be requested.
What a golden opportunity squandered.
The destructiion of the royal character of the Church is the greatest disaster that could have taken place. This "revolution" in the Church is the greatest catastrophe in the History of Mankind.
Pope John Paul II has invited members of other religions to make their contribution to the reform of the Papacy when only Catholics should have a say on the topic.
Here is a pope who received semi-naked women, danced rock 'n roll and openly admired immodest dress. What has he taught the ensemble of the Church? Does the pope have the right to act against the Church's two-thousand-year-old moral principles?
The papacy has become an enormous stage and the pope an entertainer in a transformation destroying the solemnity, sacrality, and supreme dignity of the role of pope and the institution of the papacy.
How the Church could pursue ecumenism with heretics and not incur the suspicions of heresy, since it favors, protects, and stimulates heretics to become more convinced of their own errors?


No, the decisive moment where there are no more excuses for any catholic isn't the moment where the royal character of the Church was destroyed.
19 posted on 05/27/2004 9:33:22 AM PDT by Truth666
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...isn't the moment where the royal character of the Church was destroyed.

Then where, pray tell?

20 posted on 05/27/2004 9:35:20 AM PDT by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal)
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