AUSTRALIA
ABC – Lateline
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 26/02/2013
Reporter: Lisa Millar
Catholic activists in the US are demanding the former Los Angeles Archbishop, Cardinal Roger Mahoney, pull out of the papal conclave because he has been tainted by a sex abuse scandal.
Transcript
EMMA ALBERICI, PRESENTER: The resignation of the UK’s top cardinal, Keith O’Brien, has encouraged Catholic activists in the United States who’ve been demanding the former Los Angeles Archbishop, Roger Mahony, pull out of the papal conclave.
They’ve delivered a petition of 10,000 names to the now Cardinal Mahony alleging he’s a Church leader tainted by the sex abuse scandal and therefore unfit to take part in the new pope’s election next month.
North America correspondent Lisa Millar reports.
LISA MILLAR, REPORTER: Ten thousand names united in one cause.
PETITIONER: I would respectfully ask that you deliver this petition on to Cardinal Mahony that he recuse himself from the upcoming papal conclave.
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