clavus, you're right. I was trying to make a point, but I forgot to soften the edges and include my own feelings about Law.
I think he should be in jail. I think he certainly ought not to be in any position of honor or priviledge in any social instituition. He sheilded child abusers, and lied about it to cover his tracks and cover for the Catholic church.
But Why Isn't Bernard Law in Jail?
That aside, I wanted people to see that although it stings that Law is in a place of prominence in the church, his role in the pope's funeral masses is not intended to honor him, only the church at which he resides.
I felt the same way about Richard Nixon when he was buried and his crimes were whitewashed. The respect shown there was intended more to honor the position, not the man in the position.