How out of touch the Vatican is with US Sentiment
To Quote the NyTimes Article
Cardinal Bernard Law, who was forced to resign in disgrace as archbishop of Boston two years ago for protecting sexually abusive priests, was named by the Vatican today as one of nine prelates who will have the honor of presiding over funeral Masses for Pope John Paul II
The sex abuse scandals that rocked the Catholic Church infuriated me. Having some sexually abusive priests was bad but that type of thing happens once in a while when you recruit men who are willing to live a life of celibacy. But what really got under my skin was the way the church handled this. At high levels they simply moved offending priests from parish to parish hushing up the victims and their families. It wasn't until some brave people stepped forward and spoke out triggering a wave of victims coming forward that problem showed itself.
So what was the worst offending parish? Who was in charge of that parish? Cardinal Law. Now he's being positioned as one of the most important cardinals in the time of choosing of a pope. Very disturbing! Again quoting from the times article.
By permitting Cardinal Law to take the limelight in Rome just when the church is mourning the death of John Paul, the cardinals have reminded American Catholics that their most painful recent chapter barely registered in the Vatican.
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