LOS ANGELES (CA)
LA Daily News
By Doug McIntyre, Columnist
dailynews.com
Posted: 02/02/2013
The headline is a grabber – “Mahony Relieved of Duties.”
On the surface it looks like Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has finally put the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on the road to righteousness by censoring his predecessor, Cardinal Roger Mahony.
But when you scratch the headline’s surface, you only find more surface.
Sadly, Archbishop Gomez’s condemnation of his predecessor is right out of his predecessor’s playbook; Do the minimum while pretending to do the maximum.
Granted, a public rebuke of a cardinal by a prelate of a lower rank is exceptionally rare. But equally rare is the depth and breadth of Mahony’s complicity in a conspiracy to obstruct justice.
While it’s historically significant the church has finally taken official action against the holy man who helped cover up child rape and other crimes against children, it’s important to remember this action comes only after the archdiocese had exhausted every other legal option.
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