Surprised I haven't seen this here

Jarlaxle · Post by **Jarlaxle** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 1:34 am

The man who covered up for hundreds of pedophiles died, and Pope Francis presided at his funeral. LINK

Under Bernard Law, the Boston Archdiocese was run as a criminal organization, actively covering up for dozens of pedophile priests. The fact that Law was not prosecuted is disgraceful.

Econoline · Post by **Econoline** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:23 am

Dead at the age of 86.

Yeah, Only the Good Die Young.
(recorded live in Rome, in front of the Coliseum, in 2006)

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:20 am

Jarlaxle wrote:The man who covered up for hundreds of pedophiles died, and Pope Francis presided at his funeral. LINK
Under Bernard Law, the Boston Archdiocese was run as a criminal organization, actively covering up for dozens of pedophile priests. The fact that Law was not prosecuted is disgraceful.

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Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:06 pm

This should have been one of those cases that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI would have called "a cause for scandal" which should have precluded any sort of public funeral mass. It is a blot on the papacy of Francis that he didn't send this monster packing back to the U.S. and force him to face the consequences of his actions. A grandiose funeral for him just rubs salt in the wounds of all of his* victims.

*yes, I call them his victims even if he didn't physically abuse them himself

Big RR · Post by **Big RR** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:49 pm

True, but it's no different than the funeral many mafia dons get, so it's hardly an honor.

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:28 pm

But after decades of doing that, the RC Church finally came out and said that showy public funerals for mafia dons would constitute a source of scandal, and banned the practice. In certain parts of Italy, you can imagine that the decision would have brought a risk to the lives of local priests and bishops who were required to enforce it. If the Church had the courage to stand up to the mafia in this way, I fail to see why it could not have stood up for the victims of one of its own.

Jarlaxle · Post by **Jarlaxle** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:44 pm

Law should have been defrocked and formally excommunicated.

The Archdiocese of Boston should have been shut down and had all its assets seized under RICO.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 6:45 am

I thought defrocking and seizing assets were the problem...

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