[Itzlzha]

Interesting...apparently the need to protect assets outweighs the victims and the legal fees required to get Bernie Law to admit to what was done under his rule...

[SamAdams76]

The Boston Archdiocese has already been morally bankrupt for years now. My wife grew up a Catholic and she can't even step inside a Catholic church these days. We are both so repulsed.

[Barnacle]

Ping

[Torie]

I wonder who will buy his pad, and what it will be used for? Perhaps for a think tank or foundation, or for an offsite facility for a university perhaps.

[breakem]

Can the victims sue the parent company?

[Gary Boldwater]

Why not just demand reparations from all Catholics?

[ClearCase_guy]

I truly have been reluctant to criticize the Church on this matter. I'm not Catholic and I think I have no right to criticize them. But (you knew that was coming, right?) I do think that time and time again, throughout this entire scandal, Cardinal Law has consistently proven that he just does not care about the victims.

Some months ago, as I recall, The archdiocese of Boston declared that all the scandalous information about priests had been released. They'd gone back literally for decades and put it all out there. One hundred percent. Really covered everything.

Oops! We just found out about a whole sackful of new stuff -- involving priests with teenage girl friends and cocaine parties and such. Sickening. They were hoping that would remain hidden. Even at this late date, they're trying to protect priests and let the victims suffer alone.

[Ciexyz]

Why doesn't the Catholic Church do what the Protestants do when a clergyperson is involved in sin. Bounce 'em and slam the door behind 'em.

In the Presbyterian system, the Session (governing board of each local church) would rescind the church's call to that person, give him a settlement of sorts, and he'd be gone within a few months. Then they'd start advertising for a replacement.

[jimkress]

When it comes to sexual abuse of children by 'priests' the catholic church is a criminal enterprise. It should be treated as such, using the RICO statutes.

[chiefqc]

Law is now offically morally bankrupt.

[TiaS]

There's always the stuff in the Vatican Museums. They could take a few masterpieces out of petty cash.