ROME
Boston Herald
By
Sabina Castelfranco
ROME — To the dismay of church sex abuse victims, Pope Francis made his first stop yesterday at the church where Boston’s disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law was assigned as archpriest after the scandal engulfed the worldwide Catholic community.
Francis prayed at St. Mary Major Basilica at 8 a.m. and Law was in attendance, the Vatican confirmed to the Herald.
“It’s a complete slap in the face to Boston victims and Boston Catholics,” said Joelle Casteix, a member of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, or SNAP..
“Hopefully this is not a harbinger of what’s to come of the papacy of Francis,” Casteix said.
“It hurts the victims,” added fellow SNAP member Becky Ianni. “Law shouldn’t have any honors in Rome. How are the victims going to see this?”
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