Widespread child abuse by the Catholic clergy in the Boston Archdiocese was uncovered by The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative reporting team, which won a Pulitzer Prize for its efforts. “Why Law’s life was so celebrated when Boston’s clergy sex abuse survivors suffered so greatly? Why was Law promoted when Boston’s Catholic children were sexually abused, ignored, and pushed aside time and time again?” “Every single Catholic should ask Pope Francis and the Vatican why,” the survivors’ group said. The group advised the Vatican to keep the abuse survivors in mind when planning Law’s funeral. Pope open to married men becoming priests “No words can convey the pain these survivors and their loved ones suffered.” “Survivors of child sexual assault in Boston, who were first betrayed by Law’s cover-up of sex crimes and then doubly betrayed by his subsequent promotion to Rome, were those most hurt,” according to a statement after his death from Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
To his detractors, Law’s second career at the Vatican was a slap in the face to victims of clergy sex abuse, one that further undermined the church’s legitimacy. Pope Francis will give a “final commendation,” or blessing, as he has for cardinals’ funerals previously. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday afternoon, with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the College of Cardinals, presiding. Law will get a full cardinal’s funeral at the Vatican’s St.
The scandal reverberated through the church, exposing similar allegations worldwide that compromised its moral authority and led to years of multimillion-dollar settlements. Law never faced criminal sanctions for his role in allowing abusive priests to remain in parishes. Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Getty Images Cardinal Bernard Francis Law looks on as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in 2016 in Vatican City.
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