LOS ANGELES (CA)
LAist

Cardinal Roger Mahony has been relieved of his public duties, following the release of church documents that document in blunt detail how he helped priests accused of molesting parishioners escape prosecution.

Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez posted a letter on the diocese website describing the recently-released church files as “brutal and painful reading.” He said that Mahony would be relieved of public duties and Mahony’s advisor on sex abuse cases at the time Bishop Thomas Curry would be stepping down from his current position as a regional bishop in Santa Barbara:

My predecessor, retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, has expressed his sorrow for his failure to fully protect young people entrusted to his care. Effective immediately, I have informed Cardinal Mahony that he will no longer have any administrative or public duties. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry has also publicly apologized for his decisions…