Boston’s Cardinal Law Resigns
Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston resigned his post after meeting with Pope John Paul II here this morning, one day after the Massachusetts Attorney General accused Boston's Roman Catholic Archdiocese of engaging in "a cover-up" and "an elaborate scheme" to hide child abuse allegations from law enforcement authorities. In a … [Read more...] about Boston’s Cardinal Law Resigns
Cardinal Law Facing More Questions on Pedophile Matter
Second day of questioning in a lawsuit Cardinal Bernard Law arrived at the chancery of the Boston archdiocese Friday for a second day of questioning in a lawsuit brought by alleged sexual abuse victims of a former priest. Television cameras and reporters lined the sidewalk outside the grounds of the archdiocese's headquarters, … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Facing More Questions on Pedophile Matter
Church Abuse Case Motion to Be Heard
The first phase of Cardinal Bernard Law's testimony on his handling of a now-defrocked pedophile priest has ended, but the Archdiocese of Boston's legal battles continue. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders planned to hold a hearing Tuesday on whether the psychiatric and medical records of the Rev. Paul Shanley can be … [Read more...] about Church Abuse Case Motion to Be Heard
Cardinal Law Writes Catholics of Damage From Scandal
Cardinal Bernard Law insisted he knew nothing In a remarkable letter distributed Sunday to Roman Catholic parishes here, Cardinal Bernard Law insisted he knew nothing of the questionable history of a Boston priest charged with child rape. The cardinal said he had "absolutely no memory" of anyone personally informing him as early … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Writes Catholics of Damage From Scandal
Law: Charges Unknown Before 1993
Cardinal Bernard Law responded to the latest release of documents from the file of the Rev. Paul Shanley, telling parishioners in a letter that he did not learn until 1993 that the priest was accused of molesting boys. Law rescinded Shanley's authorization to be a parish priest in San Bernadino, Calif., after learning of the abuse … [Read more...] about Law: Charges Unknown Before 1993
Lawyers Maneuvering As Law Apologizes
Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation and apology yesterday afternoon isn't slowing the legal maneuvering in more than 400 lawsuits filed against the Boston Archdiocese in the clergy abuse scandal. As Law apologized yesterday, an attorney representing alleged victims said he expects to file several dozen more lawsuits. "There's no … [Read more...] about Lawyers Maneuvering As Law Apologizes
Law Says He Considered Resigning
Bernard Law Resigning In Response To Scandal. Calling the past 10 months the hardest period of his life, Boston's embattled Cardinal Bernard Law says he considered resigning in response to the child sexual abuse scandal that has swept the U.S. Catholic church. In his first extensive interview since the scandal made … [Read more...] about Law Says He Considered Resigning
Panel Says Church May Try Chapter 11
Cardinal Law File Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection. A financial panel of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston gave Cardinal Bernard Law permission today to file for bankruptcy protection as the church tries to settle potentially crippling lawsuits in the priest sex abuse scandal. Law would need approval from the Vatican before … [Read more...] about Panel Says Church May Try Chapter 11
Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Flurry of sex abuse lawsuits The Boston Archdiocese, struggling to contend with a flurry of sex abuse lawsuits, has moved closer to a remedy usually associated with troubled businesses and people buried in debt: a bankruptcy filing. A financial panel of the archdiocese gave Cardinal Bernard Law permission Wednesday to file for … [Read more...] about Archdiocese Closer to Bankruptcy Filing
Little Information Released On Law’s Trip to Rome
Cardinal Bernard F. Law's sudden trip to Romegranted Law authority to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Officials of the Roman Catholic Church declined to explain the reasons for Cardinal Bernard F. Law's sudden trip to Rome this week, but experts on the Vatican predicted that both Law's future and his archdiocese's possible … [Read more...] about Little Information Released On Law’s Trip to Rome
58 Priests Send A Letter Urging Cardinal to Resign
58 Boston-area priests called on Cardinal Law In an extraordinary rebellion by Catholic clerics against a bishop whom they had pledged to obey, 58 Boston-area priests called on Cardinal Bernard F. Law yesterday to resign, saying he was no longer an effective spiritual leader. The priests signed a three-paragraph letter praising … [Read more...] about 58 Priests Send A Letter Urging Cardinal to Resign
Outcry Against Law Grows
Cardinal Law Hurddled With Officials. Cardinal Bernard Law huddled with Vatican officials yesterday to puzzle over the repercussions of bankruptcy, while back home 57 priests inked a call for him to resign and a key attorney suing his archdiocese said settlement was preferable to years of litigation. In a tumultuous day in the … [Read more...] about Outcry Against Law Grows
As Furor Rises In Boston, Law Goes To Meet With Pope
Vatican Pope Is Going To Meet Cardinal Law. Cardinal Bernard F. Law is scheduled to meet with Pope John Paul II on Friday as growing numbers of priests and lay leaders call for Law's removal from the Boston archdiocese, which faces possible bankruptcy and a widening grand jury investigation into child sexual abuse by … [Read more...] about As Furor Rises In Boston, Law Goes To Meet With Pope
Expectation Grows That Cardinal Will Resign
Cardinal Law Will Resign. With Cardinal Bernard Law scheduled to meet today in Rome with Pope John Paul II, speculation mounted here Thursday that the beleaguered archbishop will soon resign. Law's unscheduled, weeklong Vatican visit also was clouded by the disclosure of a pending grand jury inquiry into possible … [Read more...] about Expectation Grows That Cardinal Will Resign
Cardinal Law Quits
Priests Urged Cardinal Law To Step Down. Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as Archbishop of Boston, accepted by the pope today, "is only the beginning," said one of the 58 priests who urged Law to step down earlier this week. Victims of priest sexual abuse are the first priority, restoring faith in the Catholic church … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Quits
Records Show Law Ignored Priest’s Past
Cardinal Bernard Law recommended a priest to a military chaplain's post in 1996 even though he knew of allegations of child sexual abuse against him, including a $200,000 settlement to his alleged victim, say court documents released Wednesday. ''I am unaware of anything in his background that would render him unsuitable to work … [Read more...] about Records Show Law Ignored Priest’s Past
Law Likely To Get U.S. Post
Cardinal Law Resigned As Archbishop. CNN Cardinal Bernard Law resigned from his position as archbishop of the troubled Boston Archdiocese, shaken to its foundations by charges that priests sexually abused children and the incidents were covered up. Pope John Paul II accepted his resignation Friday and the cardinal issued an … [Read more...] about Law Likely To Get U.S. Post
Jackson Diocese Bishop Resigns
Jackson Diocese Bishop Stepped Down. One month after a former Jackson priest, Cardinal Bernard Law, stepped down from his position in the Catholic Church the man who has led the Jackson Diocese for the past two decades is resigning. Bishop William Houck says his resignation is not related to Cardinal Law's. However, the two … [Read more...] about Jackson Diocese Bishop Resigns
