LOS ANGELES (CA)
OneNewsNow
Becky Yeh – California correspondent (OneNewsNow.com)
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Concerning the cover-up of sex abuse in the Lost Angeles Archdiocese, a Christian attorney says a little government “intrusion” is necessary to ensure that justice be served.
Prosecutors who were unable to build a case against leaders of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are now reviewing internal church documents that were recently released. According to the Los Angeles Times, the files show how church leaders protected molester priests and sought to hide information from other church leaders. The documents reveal that retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and church hierarchy failed to discipline pedophile priests, even though they were aware there were other victims.
Bob Tyler of Advocates for Faith & Freedom says this case calls for unusual measures.
“In this case, the victims certainly deserve justice. However, a judge needs to decide whether that includes publicly identifying those individuals who may have known about the abuse but did nothing about it,” he asserts.
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