Vatican Protest Hits U.S. Cardinal ; Sex-Abuse Victims Object to Law's Role

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ROME - American victims of sexual abuse by priests said Sunday that the Vatican was "rubbing salt into our wounds" by honoring Cardinal Bernard Law, who was designated to celebrate a special Mass of mourning for Pope John Paul II today.

Leaders of a U.S. victims' group flew from Chicago to Rome on Sunday to protest the high-profile role given to Law, who was forced to resign as archbishop of Boston in December 2002 after court records showed he had knowingly transferred sexual abusers from parish to parish without informing civil authorities or the public.

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Vatican Protest Hits U.S. Cardinal ; Sex-Abuse Victims Object to Law's Role

"It feels like Cardinal Law is exploiting the pope's death for his own self-aggrandizing rehabilitation," said David Clohessy, executive director of the 5,000-member Survivors Network...

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