LOS ANGELES (CA)
National Catholic Reporter
by Joshua J. McElwee | Feb. 8, 2013
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez, who last week publicly criticized predecessor Cardinal Roger Mahony over his shielding of sexually abusive clergy members, has written that he and Mahony “are committed to moving forward in our ministries with hope and confidence in God’s grace.”
In a rare public spat between Catholic bishops, Gomez and Mahony released competing statements last week after the archdiocese released about 15,000 church files under court order.
Saying the files evinced a failure to protect young people from sexually abusive priests, Gomez announced Jan. 31 that the cardinal would “no longer have any administrative or public duties” in the archdiocese.
Mahony replied Feb. 1 in an open letter to Gomez that Gomez had “not once” before raised questions about his handling of abuse cases.
Referencing the spat in a column in the Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper Friday, Gomez writes that he has been “talking and reflecting” with Mahony and the archdiocese’s auxiliary bishops over the issue.
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