Rule Of Law Ends In Boston Archdiocese

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2002Dec13.html

What do you think?

Should Law have stayed, or was the resignation decision right?

Was he forced out as a scapegoat for the scandal or did he leave of his own will?

I would like to see what everyone thinks about this. I'm not intending to troll, and I ask the mods to keep an eye on this thread because I want no hateful material posted or hateful words exchanged.

 

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Considering the fact that Law was personally responsible for his own diocese, it's impossible to see him as a scapegoat. He abused his position, failed to perform his responsibilities, and tried to hide this entire scandal right from the start.

He should have resigned immediately after the story broke. Instead, he chose to hang on, in a desperate attempt to reatain his position. Even now, he is still a cardinal! (Incredible!)

The Catholic Church has been excessively negligent. She should have sacked him when it became obvious that he wasn't going to resign.

He has corrupted the dignity of his position, and destroyed the credibility of his Church - and she has aided and abetted him, every step of the way.

As a non Catholic, I have some mixed feelings about Cardinal Law. I think his actions were wrong and unwise, and I think it should have been handled in a totally different way.

I believe that if when these situations arose, he should have dealt with each case, individually and made these sick Priests an offer they could not refuse; that is to say a way OUT of the Priesthood.

Nevertheless, I do not believe the Cardinal to be a "bad man". I think his heart is good and his intent was clearly to protect the Church he loves at ALL costs. At least that is an admirable and praise worthy trait even if his zeal did lead him down a wrong path.

I am not Catholic and I do not endorse Catholic doctrine, but as a Christian, I know this man is in pain and I pray for him. I am sorry so much trouble has befallen him.

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He brought trouble upon himself, and compounded his folly when he tried to conceal his mismanagement of the diocese.

Sure, he's in pain. He's been caught fleecing the flock. Of course that's going to sting.

Meanwhile, there's a few hundred Catholics who want to know why Cardinal Law took no action against their abusers...

Cool it, everyone I don't want a flamewar.

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Flame war? I see no flames, let alone a flame war.

Crikey, that's a big fire extinguisher!

I'm just posting in the preemptive. I do not want to be banned.

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So everyone chill out before posting

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Big fire extinguishers are needed at this board.

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