Boston Sees Law's Departure as Sad, Necessary Step
"This is not a happy ending, and one of the things that we're seeing today is the last act being played out in the tragedy of Bernard Law," said Arthur Austin, who says he was abused by the Rev. Paul Shanley over a period of six years.
Austin said he was stunned that the pope had accepted Law's resignation, which he said would enable more healing among survivors of clergy sexual abuse and the Boston church community at large.
"Law was such an emblem of obstruction and of being an adversary, which is a position he chose," Austin said. "We didn't cast him in that position. He could have been the hero of this thing and he chose to take a different path."
So, long, Bernie. I'm sure the Massachusetts Department of Corrections will take VERY good care of you....
