12/13/02

In the wake of Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation today as archbishop of Boston, numerous organizations and officials have issued statements:

CATHOLIC GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
New Hampshire Bishop John B. McCormack
Fr. David Convertino, Executive Director of St. Anthony Shrine
Cardinal Edward Egan, Archbishop of New York
Cardinal William H. Keeler, Archbishop of Baltimore
Archbishop Harry J. Flynn, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles
Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago
Rev. Thomas P. Doyle, canon lawyer and victims' advocate
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston
Boston Priests Forum
Cardinal Maida of Detroit
Most. Rev. Daniel P. Reilly, Bishop of Worcester
Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop of Philadelphia

OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Greek Orthodox Diocese of Boston
Rev. Diane C. Kessler, Executive Director of Massachusetts Council of Churches
Nancy K. Kaufman, Executive Director of Jewish Community Relations Council
Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Statement by the United Church of Christ

LAY GROUPS
James E. Post, President of Voice of the Faithful
Carol McKinley, Faithful Voice
Joyce Strom, Mass. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Susan Archibald, President of The Linkup
Barbara Blaine, President of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
Don Wedd, Call to Action
Press statement of the Parish Leadership Forum of the archdiocese of Boston
William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights

POLITICIANS
US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
US Sen. John Kerry