Cardinal Bernard Law’s Death & Emotional Toll Of The Church Abuse Scandal

Jim Braude was joined by Boston Public Radio co-host and Boston Globe columnist, Margery Eagan; Boston Globe Spotlight team reporter Michael Rezendes; and founder of the New England chapter of Survivors Network of Those Abused, Phil Saviano -also a church abuse survivor - to discuss the emotional toll of the church abuse scandal after Cardinal Bernard Law’s death.

[@Katwoman4318]

Children have rights. Never Forget & Never Again. Abuse, Abuse, Abuse.

[@jennifermorris833]

Australia’s Cardinal George Pell was convicted and sentenced to 7 years in jail but just recently his conviction was overturned and he was released. Pell knew about all the abuse in his many parishes and he hid and covered it all up for years. Eventually he himself was charged with sexually abusing two young boys, one who subsequently committed suicide. Pell’s free now but his career is finished and his an old man. He claims his innocence. So many victims across the world. Pell covered up so much abuse here and he participated in the abuse. The damage his done is irreversible.

[@geraldberliner5260]

What this didn't really address was the floodgate opened up and showed just how pervasive all this abuse was around the WORLD, not just in Boston and the US. It was a global cancer and the list of countries and cities etc was shown in the end credits of the Spotlight film.

[@sharonmahoney9333]

Jim Braude is one of the best in the business--and he knows how to hold a discussion on even this most difficult moment. And thank goodness for people like Phil Saviano, whose courage and tenacity informed everything that transpired about this horrendous scandal.

[@jackoneill8654]

crime after crime and no jail time.

[@subhadipdas9222]

Hang 'em by their balls

[@biddydonnelly2097]

I don't think that this went on because the bishops were ignorant of the harm done to children. I believe that the Church is full of corruption and blackmail which often prevents any of the guilty facing justice.

[@Glassandcandy]

I mean that’s already been proven. There are copious documents that have shown that higher ups in the church actively tried to cover up the problem to save face. They put more value on the church’s public image than on the safety and well-being of children. Disgraceful. St Peter would be ashamed of these men.

[@user-go1ut1gz4n]

Large institutions become about the institutions not the people.

[@OkayMaybe-vq4yr]

I remember you Cardinal Law. Everybody in Boston wishes we could forget you. You need to be held accountable f.a.

[@user-go1ut1gz4n]

I concur with Phil - what happened to Law and the lack of accountability is an insult. May they find their strength through their trauma.

[@guthrie_the_wizard]

We direly need to teach rational skepticism in all high schools as a required course. And financial literacy also.

[@newbeequilter]

It IS disgusting and it IS a slap in the face to survivors! How can Catholics continue to go to churches where this is covered up by leadership and no accountability? It is beyond me why there isn't a mass exodus of parishioners from the Catholic church. Is is possible the parishioners themselves are having the attitude of "Let sleeping dogs lie" because all these offenses did not involve their OWN family members? Those parishioners with that silence in essence become enablers themselves.

[@stephenbender7593]

We continue to go because Christ founded the Church.

[@azersuadrif]

@@stephenbender7593 no he did not

[@joelopilato6625]

@@stephenbender7593 Jesus was a JEWISH preacher who did not invent Christianity, Paul did... If it were up to Jesus, Christians would still be following the Torah... BTW, if Jesus were alive today, I'm willing to bet that He would NOT have anything positive to say about the current crop of "Christians" or the "Church"...

[@MarekzAnglii]

Catholicism (the FIRST Christian institution) was the foundation of western civilization. The horrific abuse that has taken place was committed by a "relative" handful of wicked men who should be punished to the full extent of the law - but don't forget, there are hundreds of thousands of good priests in the world, and the Catholic congregation is 1.3 BILLION strong worldwide. The Catholic Church is still the largest institution helping the poor around the globe, where priests and nuns often place their own lives at risk in many third-word countries (and many priests and nuns have been murdered in the process). But answer this... if the same scandal was discovered about protestant pastors (and it still could be), would that be a good enough reason for protestants to stop worshiping, and would they stop going to their churches? I doubt it. And the same applies to other faiths. What is severely neglected is the genuine reason why this abuse took place. Freemasons tried for centuries to destroy the Catholic Church from without, and they constantly failed. So decades ago, they decided to change tactics and destroy it from within by infiltrating it with "their people". It worked. Those infiltrators over those many decades managed to work their way up the chain of command, hence the coverups by them. It would be wonderful if a group of dedicated journalists thoroughly investigated THAT and then made a movie about it, however, I doubt it will ever happen considering how many Freemasons exist in very high places, including Hollywood! Read “Infiltration” by Taylor R. Marshall. A book about how communist, Freemasons, and ped0philes infiltrated and took over the Catholic hierarchy.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@MarekzAnglii It's 7%, btw. There's no conspiracy. These are the same people who condoned it by putting it in writing. Not real smart if you're trying to keep secrets. And they're in all churches in particular.

[@rubyhoney6177]

HELL AWAITS HIM

[@JThom-yh3ef]

I hope someone pees in his grave.

[@Katwoman4318]

Ruby Honey Burn in Hell! Evil belongs to Evil.

[@joelopilato6625]

No Matter how much luxury was showered on him while alive... No Matter the number of Papal Blessings given to him in death,... No Matter ALL the prayers prayed for his soul... History will FOREVER remember the victims of paedophile priests... History will FOREVER remember those paedophile priests... History will FOREVER remember Law for his role in protecting those paedophile priests.. There will NEVER be a moment where he will be thought of as a representative of Jesus Christ... There will NEVER be a moment where he will NOT be blamed for the deaths of ALL the Patrick McSorley's... There will NEVER be a moment where he will be judged to have lived a meaningful life... If that doesn't fit the definition of hell, I don't know what will...

[@christinec.6685]

What a great discussion!

[@marilynwithana6390]

Why does this happen over and over agin around the world! Why top business persons, important persons taking the side of the perpetrators. They protect the abusers. All we who follow the true God can do is leave everything in God's very capable hands. God bless us all and safe us from these devils.

[@richardsimms251]

When I was in a Catholic school many years ago, our Archbishop was driven around in a big black long Cadillac. Also he lived by himself with a housekeeper in a huge house with spires outside the city on a big expanse of land with trees. He set an atrocious example and lived in luxury.

[@antmagor]

The only thing he was entitled to was a pine box at an undisclosed location. That’s it. Nothing more. The money spent on his funeral should have gone to the victims if not organizations designed to help them find justice.

[@jracer7189]

Hells not harsh enough

[@robertjohnson6601]

I am glad that I watched this video. It pleases me to know how much this offended others like myself.

[@glee4694]

All of this could have been avoided had the bishops addressed the sexual abuse in a timely, effective manner. But no: lie, deny, and fail to remember.

[@trollescience582]

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[@jenetalong6452]

The pope can give his full blessing if he likes...ITS GOD JUDGEMENT THAT COUNTS !!

[@kialuagirl]

Interesting. What I just spent time writing was removed within a minute of me writing it. Hmmmmm.

[@briandavidson1946]

These priests are sick

[@46reno]

The Pope blessed this guy?

[@kialuagirl]

He is the leader of this cult. What did you expect? They are in pursuit of power not bringing people in love to God. It’s all about money, power and control. Look at the history of the beginning of the Catholic Church it’s full of murder and rape. Check it out it is easy to find.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@kialuagirl Oh, they're all the same. To think otherwise is to be scammed.

[@Malignus68]

The flames of Hell were kindled a little hotter the moment Cardinal Law dropped dead.

[@NewZealandallblacks627]

Unbelievable!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

They need to start paying taxes NOW. They're rich. Let them ptfu.

[@NewZealandallblacks627]

R.I.P. Phil Saviano

[@jossdionne9810]

The "US of BS" where accountable sounds like a cannibal...

[@jimgiordano3613]

this guy should have been in jail.a real bum.not a blessing from the pope.i am glad that I am a retired catholic.(spotlight)

[@jajanesaddictions]

And poor Cardinal O'Malley, he's a good man but the Pope has put him aside since he spoke out about accountability for homosexual abusers in the Church. #Pontifex

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Let's not confuse the 2. The perverts are opportunists. They're not "just gay." Girls would work, too.

[@jworthington8186]

Matthew 7:17 (KJV) Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. John 8:32 (KJV) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. I encourage every Catholic around the globe to flee that system and seek out the one true savior of the world the Lord Jesus Christ through the word of God the Bible.

[@Fwb316]

While they are here on earth they will live in pleasure and enjoy their life. But their soul will be in an everlasting suffering when they leave

[@kathleenscheidt7339]

Law was rewarded by the pope with that assignment

[@goudagirl6095]

Bernard Law, unless he _truly_ repented and asked Christ to forgive him of his sins (of which there are MANY), is NOT spending his eternity in heaven.

[@Pilgrim812]

EVIL

[@kialuagirl]

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[@talitakoomi]

Jesus said, "Those things whispered in the darkness will be shouted from the rooftops in the light." He also said that anyone who causes a little one to fall would be better off having a millstone tied around his neck and being thrown into the sea. The Roman catholic church is NOT Christian.....their traditions and teachings go directly against the Bible and the words of Christ...."Call NO man 'Father', for you have one Father, and He is in heaven." That's just one example; I could give dozens more. Read the Bible for yourself.

[@user-tf5hp6kg5n]

The Church is complicit

[@modgirl7242]

Catholic Church MUST THINK THIS BEHAVIOUR IS TOTALLY EXPECTABLE

[@zprodigalson]

Revelation 18:1-5

[@pollsfriend]

I really wish there was something to do to hurt those responsible for allowing these crimes to be perpetrated suffer and pay for this. Physically. Set up and inquisition. Hell they did it hundreds of years ago. A little payback is called for. Sickos. From the bishops on up they all deserve to pay.

[@grahamman80]

Those who knowingly covered it up are just as culpable as the rapist/molesters who perpetrated the acts. May they all rot in hell.

[@junmeskie]

"Yes, his church is full of sinners not all Catholics will go to heaven (Matt. 7:21-23). Satan made it his mission to infiltrate Jesus only church he built. Matthew 16:18 Our faith must be in Jesus alone. "The world expects all Catholics to be holy cus they associate the church with Jesus. who is holy" ~ Jun Mescallado

[@Jan-hm5ki]

The Catholic Church is nothing but a haven for psychopathic pedophiles always has been always will be until she is burned up in hell Simply a bunch of child rapists under the guise of Christianity

[@davidamos7114]

I hope Bernie Baby never rests in peace

[@99mrpogi]

here in my country, bishops do not, in any way tolerate abuses from catholic clergymen

[@hectthorno584]

In which country do you live ?

[@99mrpogi]

@@hectthorno584 Philippines. There is this priest who got stripped of his title by his bishop for attempting to rape a 13 year old girl

[@desperado77760]

Read The Alta Vendita which is the Permanent Instruction of the Freemasons on how to infiltrate and subvert the Catholic Church. The Devil is very clever and men can be very evil and have hated the Truth , i.e, The Catholic Faith, since the start of the Faith. Christ had Judas. We have many now and probably alot lot higher than 1 bad out of 12

[@99mrpogi]

@Tom Meadows 🤬😡😡😡🖕🖕🖕

[@KC-bv9kf]

Are you given complete access to their records? The Catholic Church records of shielding child molester is starting to come out in South America and Africa. Sociopaths exist everywhere and there is a specific percentage of the population. I worry when the number is below the mean. It’s like cancer. If the reported number of cancer in a certain population is 5 percent, then there would be a lot of concern because we know it’s between 13 to 17 percent. We can not entirely blame the molesters because they are pathological. Their enablers are almost as guilty.

[@jamesharrigan7063]

He will be judged at the Judgement seat along with everyone else, including the Pope.

[@user-tf5hp6kg5n]

The Pope is complicit

[@KeyExchange]

They like children flesh .

[@bradmoss627]

I hope you meet the cenobites

[@victoriagraham6470]

No matter how much luxury priests live on earth, they are condemned to hell forever

[@martiansonmaui1749]

Those who believe in absurdities can be led to commit atrocities. Nothing exemplifies this more than the Catholic Church.

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

Jesus did not sit on an earthly throne. Jesus did not instruct any apostle or any disciple or any believer/follower to sit on a throne. If He had done any of the above, surely such would have been crystal clear and found in His quoted words in the Bible.

[@Fwb316]

Anyone who supported this Roman Catholic Church will receive the same punishment on their judgement day.

[@davidpayne8413]

After death nothing, sad there is no heavenly reward, but worse there is no hell either for the likes of Law

[@darrylmiranda9160]

It's good idea to have woman priest Woman are more respectable and caring

[@v.britton4445]

Catholic against abuse.

[@v.britton4445]

The church is corrupt. Sorry. Bless the victims🙏

[@kathleenscheidt7339]

RIH

[@donnaoneil2854]

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[@red---paulvanravenswaay2247]

What are you saying? Put it in more "innocuous" terms please.

[@deybalingit4719]

Making stories LIES is a big SIN...

[@dh7164]

Well, he's dead. Should we be outraged? Honestly, should we care?

[@deybalingit4719]

FALSE acçusation that makes to earned money...