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Article: Law's power a symbol of deeper crisis.(EDITORIALS)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- April 22, 2005
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The flap over Cardinal Bernard Law's appearance as celebrant of one of the nine Masses at St. Peter's Basilica during the period of mourning for the late Pope John Paul II may seem a minor dustup in the long trajectory of the clergy sex abuse scandals.
After all, only two people showed up to protest, the Mass went on as scheduled, the controversy was not expected to have an effect on the conclave, and the headlines faded quickly.
What will not fade, however, is the power of symbol to evoke deeper truths and to raise unsettling questions. Law's presence in the limelight once more --not before the media answering long-standing questions about the diocese ...