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
Cardinal Law Meets With Key Vatican Officials
Boston Cardinal Bernard Law kept up his closed-door talks Tuesday at the Vatican, meeting with top officials who would handle the damage caused by the sex abuse scandal the possibilities of a bankruptcy filing by the archdiocese and resignation by Law. The Vatican has said little about the previously unannounced visit by Law, … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Meets With Key Vatican Officials
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
Cardinal Law Resigns
Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation over his handling of priestly sex-abuse marks a dramatic turning point in the evolution of the scandal and in the history of the Roman Catholic church. Never before has a church leader with such a prominent national and global profile been forced to surrender his post under pressure from priests, … [Read more...] about Cardinal Law Resigns
