Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Catholic Church Decry the Vatican’s Honorable Funeral for Cardinal Law

By Sarah Pulliam Bailey
Washington Post
December 21, 2017

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/12/21/catholic-church-sex-abuse-survivors-decry-the-vaticans-honorable-funeral-for-cardinal-law/?utm_term=.95f2ade6fb0f

Survivors of clergy sexual abuse reacted Thursday with outrage after the Catholic Church honored disgraced former Boston Archbishop Bernard Law with a full cardinal’s funeral, despite his role in a major coverup from which the church is still reeling. Law died Wednesday at age 86.

Law was honored with the standard funeral Mass of cardinals who live at the Vatican, as he did. The ceremony did not include mention of his role in the Boston archdiocese scandals that spanned decades. Pope Francis led a short benediction at the service.