Posted on 03/15/2013 2:28:15 PM PDT by Hilda
The article, from the somewhat sordid “Daily Mail,” reprints Italian news reports. In pertinent part:
So when the appearance of a disgraced cardinal threatened to cast a shadow over his first engagement, Francis I made sure it couldn’t happen again – by banning him from his own church.
Cardinal Bernard Law resigned as Archbishop of Boston in 2002, after being accused of actively covering up for a litany of paedophile priests.’
Despite the scandal which exploded to engulf the entire church, he was given an honorary position at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome.
Though now retired, the cardinal still enjoys a grace and favour apartment in the cathedral complex. So hearing that the new Pope was offering prayers at the very same church, it seems he couldn’t resist a discreet peak.
But when Pope Francis recognised him, he immediately ordered that Law be removed, according to Italian media reports. He went on to command: ‘He is not to come to this church any more.’
One of the new Pope’s first acts will be to arrange new ‘cloistered’ accommodation for the disgraced cardinal, the Italian daily, Il Fatto Quotidiano, reported.
Has the cleaning of the Lord’s House begun?
Moral clarity is a refreshing thing!
Don't know where you got your info. Cardinal Law stayed in Boston while the Attorney General did his investigation. After the AG had his press conference stating that the State wasn't going to charge the Cardinal with any crimes, Law left Boston, and went to Maryland, where he stayed in a monastery for a year, in prayer.
After THAT, he moved to Rome to live at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, which was his parish in Rome (I believe every active Cardinal has a 'home parish' in Rome). Now that Law has reached retirement age, and is no longer an Active Cardinal, he is now Cardinal Emeritus of St. Mary Major, and there is an active Cardinal in his place.
Information came from the horse’s mouth.
That link absolutely has something to do with Law.
It shows that Catholics are starting to be held accountable even though they didn’t do the molesting themselves.
:)Guess they couldn’t follow him to Rome.
Cardinal Law was fully investigated by the state Attorney General and the district attorneys in all five counties of the Archdiocese. He gave evidence before two grand juries. The state Attorney General, after several years of aggressive press and intense scrutiny, concluded that Law had not tried to evade investigation and had not broken any laws.
If there were a warrant against Cardinal Law, nothing in US and International law would have shielded from extradition or indictment. Certainly not the mere fact that he was, and is resident in Rome. He could be picked up by the Italian police any day as he traveled to and from Sta. Maria Maggiore, which is on Italian, not Vatican City, territory.
Ladyjane, you make the interesting charge that ”The Massachusetts AG actually sent troopers to Cardinal Law’s residence to serve him with papers one afternoon.”
Can you provide a link on that? A date? I haven’t seen that in the press.
If that's true, why wasn’t he extradited?
Upon turning 80 in November 2011, Law became ineligible to participate in any papal conclave or to hold any Curial memberships, and was replaced as archpriest of Sta Maria Maggiore more than a year ago, by Archbishop Santos Abril y Castelló.
As I said before, I would appreciate any updates or correction with, of course, links.
It didn’t mention Cardinal Law, nor the place where he had jurisdiction, nor any case with which he was involved. The grand jury in Mass. isn’t going to reopen the case against Law based on stuff that happened in a completely different case involving different people 2000 miles away.
If this is true, it's better for him to be in the clergy, and under supervision, rather than "kicked out" and not under supervision.
My recollections aren't always accurate anymore, but I really was of the impression that Law was afraid to come back to Boston. If I'm wrong, why is he retired in another country instead of spending his final years near family and friends.
Here in Philadelphia, if Cardinal Bevilacqua hadn't died, I have no doubt he'd be sitting in a cell next to Msgr. Lynn and serving a longer sentence
And then he later returned to Boston and testified. He is not a fugitive from justice. Read the Wikipedia page on him if you don't believe me.
And we didn’t have near the problem down here in Philly that they had up in Boston.
A grand jury is perfectly capable of indicating someone who is out of the country or otherwise unavailable. It happens all the time.
Those sodomites took over the church during in the 16th century: Pope Leo X, and Pope Julius III - exhibits A and B.
My first thought was a lot of people have no idea what is about to happen. A Jesuit Pope OH MY
“Indicating” = “indicting”. Auto-correct got me.
Well, that is certainly true.
I hear you old and tired.We have another priest coming up for trial in Philly.
The POINT is that times are a changin’ and the Catholic Church is going to be held accountable.
UNDERSTAND
Those of you that have looked the other way and hid the pedophiles will start to pay a price.
They tried to find a way to “hang him”
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/stories2/062002_law.htm
What is interesting is that this guy
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/cardinal-egan-picks-pope-article-1.1286451
was a key in hiding sexual abuse cases. He hired Castaldo even though he was warned that Castaldo was unfit to be a Priest.
Child Molesting Castaldo was a Priest around the time the Newtown Mass Murderer was a boy in that Parish.
And his close friend and confidant just got busted for being a Transvestite Priest hustling meth.
The depths of depravity in the Catholic church are mind boggling.
I hope Pope Francis does something about it.
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