BOSTON (MA)
IrishCentral
By Irish Voice Editorial,
Published Thursday, May 16, 2013
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston has made a grave error condemning Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny on abortion and boycotting his commencement speech at Boston College next Monday.
After his Vatican stay when he was accused of having “Tiber Fever” — i.e. seeing himself as papabile — O’Malley has returned to the less opulent surroundings of Boston. But perhaps some of the Vatican rigidity has stuck.
O’Malley is deeply admired by many in Boston and beyond, and he did a decent job of patching his church back together after the criminal behavior of Vatican retiree Cardinal Bernard Law in covering up for pedophiles.
The type of cut and thrust involved in securing settlements for those abused and still standing by his church should have made O’Malley aware of the complexity of issues and the tragic consequences of making everything black and white.
However, by outright condemning Kenny as a pro-abortion foil, he has made a disastrous mistake.
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