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KABC
[with video]
Amy Powell
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired Los Angeles archbishop, was headed to Rome on Saturday to help select the new pope, the same day Mahony was deposed over the sexual abuse scandal that took place during his watch.
Mahony was described as calm and unflappable by the attorney who questioned him for more than three hours.
Recently released files show the former head of Los Angeles’ Catholic Archdiocese maneuvered behind the scenes to protect pedophile priests in order to protect the church from scandal.
Mahony has apologized for those actions and contends he turned the archdiocese into a leader for safeguarding children.
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