LOS ANGELES (CA)
National Catholic Reporter

by Tom Roberts | Feb. 1, 2013

Friday’s announcement that a retired Los Angeles cardinal and an auxiliary bishop have been disciplined because of their roles in covering up priests’ sexual abuse of children is a step in the right direction, says a lawyer long involved in representing victims — but, he adds, the discipline is only a step, not an ending.

Attorney Tony DeMarco said Friday the discipline was forced by the court-ordered release of documents that detailed the conduct of church leaders, and a careful reading of those documents will show that some leaders who put children at risk “are still in place.”

The release of approximately 12,000 pages of documents detailing the sexual abuse of children by priests and cover-up by archdiocesan officials was a long-fought victory for DeMarco, who pursued release of the documents, which the archdiocese fought to…