ROME
Los Angeles Times
February 25, 2013
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, currently at the Vatican to help select a new pope, has spoken out on Twitter and his blog about forgiving enemies.
Critics have slammed Mahony for going to Rome after new revelations that he worked to prevent law enforcement officials for investigating priests who molested children. Mahony has apologized for his actions in the 1980s and said it was his duty to select a new pope.
“Anyone interested in loving your enemies, or doing good to those who persecute you? See my blog for today. Wow, Jesus is demanding,” Mahony posted on Twitter Monday.
He expanded on the theme in a blog post.
“I can’t recall a time such as now when people tend to be so judgmental and even self-righteous, so quick to accuse, judge and condemn,” Mahony wrote on his personal blog. “And often with scant real facts and information. Because of news broadcasts now 24/7 there is little or no fact checking; no in-depth analysis; no context or history given. Rather, everything gets reported as ‘news’ regardless of the basis for the item being reported — and passed on by countless other news outlets.”
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