The Holy Father sent his message on Wednesday to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals. Cardinal Law … As is traditional upon the death of a Cardinal, the Pope sent a telegramme of condolence for the passing of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, who died at the age of 86 after a long illness. One of the criteria inspiring the new law is the conviction that the independence of magistrates and their professional capacity are indispensable conditions for obtaining those results of justice indicated by Pope Francis in his premises. Cardinal Bernard Law leads a Mass celebrated in the Pope John Paul II's memory, at the St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome in 2005. Vatican City, Feb 21, 2020 / 11:36 am (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church. The media and the Vatican have varying reports on the pope’s words to a cardinal tainted by scandal. Pope Francis presided over the final rites in the funeral Mass for Cardinal Bernard Law, symbol of the Catholic Church's failure to protect children from sexual abuse. Pope Francis: Controversy Arises with Disgraced US Cardinal Bernard Law | Fox News Fox News Pope Francis: Controversy Arises with Disgraced US Cardinal Bernard Law | Fox News Fox News Pope Francis is to give a blessing at the funeral of Cardinal Bernard Law, the Boston cleric who resigned during the sex-abuse scandal, prompting survivor anger. As is traditional upon the death of a Cardinal, the Pope sent a telegramme of condolence for the passing of Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, who died at the age of 86 after a long illness. Pope Francis has been branded an 'ice-cold, cunning Machiavellian' and a 'liar' by one of his cardinals, a German magazine reports.. The Holy Father sent his message on Wednesday to Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals. Q: Can you summarize the most significant novelties of the new law? The media and the Vatican have varying reports on the pope’s words to a cardinal tainted by scandal.