BOSTON (MA)
Boston Herald
by Jules Crittenden
Saturday, December 14, 2002
The Vatican is justified in its fears that Bernard Cardinal Law’s resignation will have a domino effect, according to those who have closely followed the crisis.
“Every bishop is looking over his shoulder tonight,” said New Jersey lawyer Stephen Rubino, who has litigated dozens of priest sex-abuse cases. “The laity want their church back. There isn’t a diocese that hasn’t been touched by this.”
Thomas Fox, publisher of the National Catholic Reporter, said the momentum has long been building among alienated laity, priests and wealthy donors.