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'Talk of CNN': Catholic Church Scandal

Aired December 10, 2002 - 05:17   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And now it's time for the Talk of CNN, where we find out what people across the country are talking about. In Boston, they're talking Catholic Church scandal.
Let's talk to Star 93.7, The Morning Show of radio station WQSX in Boston.

Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Carol. How are you doing this morning?

COSTELLO: Good.

Cardinal Law is in Rome. What are people in Boston saying about that?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, first of all, everybody was surprised that he was in Rome because all the story was here today was the cardinal will not be celebrating mass this Sunday. Then all of a sudden we find out he's in Rome.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He left very secretly and very suddenly, and, Carol, just so you know, they conducted a phone poll last night, a local, you know, Boston TV station. Ninety-five percent of the people feel that he should step down.

COSTELLO: You know, a lot of people feel that he will step down, but only after all of the financial obligations of the church are settled.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, now the new story that's breaking this morning up here in Boston is the fact that he's approach retirement age, so will he actually step down as cardinal is the question or will a bishop come in and run things in a de facto position until Cardinal Law reaches his retirement age?

COSTELLO: I also understand that people there are kind of putting pressure on the Massachusetts attorney general to file some sort of criminal charges against the church and Cardinal Law?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Again, that's a story that's breaking this morning.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As every hour goes by, Carol, it seems something else is happening with this story, this gets bigger and bigger and bigger. And just when you think there's a slim chance that it might settle down, there's a slim chance that these people that have these suits filed might get a little relief, boom, another story happens.

COSTELLO: Oh, you're not kidding. And now I understand that there's a whole list of priests that have also called for the resignation of Cardinal Law. So his own employees, so to speak, are turning against him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. It's approaching, I think, 100 want the cardinal to step down. And you know what, too, though, some people are saying that even if he steps down, they still feel that abuse in the church is probably still going to happen.

COSTELLO: Oh...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Which is sad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obviously.

COSTELLO: Is there some sort of legislation going through the state legislature up there that might increase the penalties against priests and clergymen who hide charges of abuse?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, they're beginning to have those rumblings in the statehouse. But then again, that's when it comes back to being that we live in Massachusetts and it takes nine years for something to get through that statehouse.

COSTELLO: Oh, no.

OK, well, we'll keep in touch with you guys.

Thanks for that update.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Appreciate it. Thanks a lot, Carol.

COSTELLO: We really appreciate it.

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Aired December 10, 2002 - 05:17   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And now it's time for the Talk of CNN, where we find out what people across the country are talking about. In Boston, they're talking Catholic Church scandal.
Let's talk to Star 93.7, The Morning Show of radio station WQSX in Boston.

Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Carol. How are you doing this morning?

COSTELLO: Good.

Cardinal Law is in Rome. What are people in Boston saying about that?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, first of all, everybody was surprised that he was in Rome because all the story was here today was the cardinal will not be celebrating mass this Sunday. Then all of a sudden we find out he's in Rome.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He left very secretly and very suddenly, and, Carol, just so you know, they conducted a phone poll last night, a local, you know, Boston TV station. Ninety-five percent of the people feel that he should step down.

COSTELLO: You know, a lot of people feel that he will step down, but only after all of the financial obligations of the church are settled.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, now the new story that's breaking this morning up here in Boston is the fact that he's approach retirement age, so will he actually step down as cardinal is the question or will a bishop come in and run things in a de facto position until Cardinal Law reaches his retirement age?

COSTELLO: I also understand that people there are kind of putting pressure on the Massachusetts attorney general to file some sort of criminal charges against the church and Cardinal Law?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Again, that's a story that's breaking this morning.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Right.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: As every hour goes by, Carol, it seems something else is happening with this story, this gets bigger and bigger and bigger. And just when you think there's a slim chance that it might settle down, there's a slim chance that these people that have these suits filed might get a little relief, boom, another story happens.

COSTELLO: Oh, you're not kidding. And now I understand that there's a whole list of priests that have also called for the resignation of Cardinal Law. So his own employees, so to speak, are turning against him.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. It's approaching, I think, 100 want the cardinal to step down. And you know what, too, though, some people are saying that even if he steps down, they still feel that abuse in the church is probably still going to happen.

COSTELLO: Oh...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Which is sad.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obviously.

COSTELLO: Is there some sort of legislation going through the state legislature up there that might increase the penalties against priests and clergymen who hide charges of abuse?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, they're beginning to have those rumblings in the statehouse. But then again, that's when it comes back to being that we live in Massachusetts and it takes nine years for something to get through that statehouse.

COSTELLO: Oh, no.

OK, well, we'll keep in touch with you guys.

Thanks for that update.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Appreciate it. Thanks a lot, Carol.

COSTELLO: We really appreciate it.

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