Cardinal Law updated

LAW STILL RULES IN US ... Thanks for that, Tom. While Boston's Bernard Law has lost his significant right to vote in the next papal election, possibly only a few months away, he still has US clout.

For signs he may be a player in the upcoming crtical New Hampshire US presidential primary, please note the NCR comment and related cross links under the comment heading, "The RCC, NH and Apologists", accessible by clicking on at:

http://ncronline.org/news/politics/nh-republican-makes-his-mark

Please follow and let us know where he goes next. thanks

Another of BXVI's predecessor's messes -and source of public scandal to the faithful, especially those in Boston- to finally clean up! One wonders, however, if said Cardinal shall retain his seats on various and sundry Vatican dicasteries - especially the one that vets and appoints new bishops around the world.
Like Steve Jobs said at Stanford: "DEATH is the greatest invention of LIFE!"

I think it should be noted that this is about 3-5 years earlier than many of the past resignations from that particular post. So, Cardinal Law is actually resigning decently early compared to his past few predecessors.

Profoundly good news. It shows BXVI is gaining control over the Curia.

I wonder if there will be more positions from which he resigns. The article further on says: "Law remains a member of a half-dozen important Vatican congregations, including the office that helps the pope select bishops. Such appointments are for renewable five-year terms and it's not clear when each one expires or whether he'll seek to stay on. While he was in Rome, Law was a frequent presence at all major Vatican ceremonial and diplomatic events..."

Law abides in Rome in honor. It is and has been an terrible act of the Church to ignore the suffering he caused, to ask no penance from him.

yeah, like, with Pope Paul VI, were these guys not supposed to retire at 75, even, you know, the POPE . . .

hint hint, but with only dolan and these opus dei boys drooling in the wings, there is none to fill the sandals of the Fisherman

How Lovely, I thought the Catholic Church was broke from all the payouts to victims sexual abuse from Priests. Is this another deception to the Faithful?

I wonder if there is some other cushy prestigious offer been made to him, maybe even less demanding and less work, however the role before may have had all the real work done by underlings anyway. Law knows a lot of secrets so Vatican continues to placate him. Or he is elderly and wants even more ease at 80. B16 and JPII giving this man honors and great jobs, in the Vatican, far from U.S. prosecution is sickening and typical of this deceitful and cynical B16.