LOS ANGELES (CA)
RTE News (Ireland)
The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, after years of legal battles, has released files on priests accused of molesting children.
Archbishop Jose Gomez said he had stripped his predecessor, retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, of all public and administrative duties.
He also removed a top clergyman who had been linked to efforts to conceal the abuse.
Cardinal Mahony’s former top aide, Thomas Curry, stepped down as bishop of Santa Barbara.
“I find these files to be brutal and painful reading. The behaviour described in these files is terribly sad and evil,” Archbishop Gomez said in a statement.
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