Cardinal Bernard Law wanted to be the first American pope. He was a Republican partisan, more politician than a priest, he even had his own foreign policy. He placed anti-abortion activism above all else. But was it ambition or cowardice that led him to cover up pedophile priests and sexual abusers?
- Boston Globe: The Cardinal’s Ambitions
- AP News: Cardinal Law’s Legacy: A Stain of Scandal on the Church
- Boston Globe: Cardinal Law Resigns
- Boston Globe: Spotlight Investigation
14 Dec 2002
10 January 2002
