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To: JRochelle
"You must be referring to Cardinal Law. And his reward for all his efforts? A cushy job at the Vatican."

If you're anti-Catholic you can make any ridiculous statement you want to, I guess. Cardinal Law was regarded as the most powerful, most influential Cardinal in America, and probably in the world. He was considered "papabilia", (a highly regarded candidate for the Pope's job), before the scandal which he and the lawyers for the victims tried to conceal by using payouts as a 'solution' to the problem and not reporting it to the police. Today? He is a nobody who is in charge of a small parish Church somewhere in Italy, a job that could have been given to a young priest just out of seminary. To put that in context, it's like going from Governor of New York to operating a rural post office with 3 employees in a town of 900 people.

Cardinal Law's "cushy job" means he now lives out his life in disgrace. Had his decision making on the scandal been different, he'd possibly be Pope right now. He clearly understands that his decision to try to keep the scandal under wraps has caused the biggest trouble for the Church in centuries, and he must wear that knowledge around his neck like a millstone. At the same time, to his credit, he admitted that he was utterly wrong, and begged forgiveness from everyone affected, namely, the whole Church. Thank God the Church's mission is to forgive the repentent and not crucify them, as many pseudo 'Christians' would have it.

122 posted on 06/02/2006 4:33:51 PM PDT by TheCrusader
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To: TheCrusader

Your free to throw out the anti-Catholic BS.

Cardinal Law should be in prison. Aiding child molesters. Its as simple as that.


123 posted on 06/02/2006 5:27:26 PM PDT by JRochelle
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