LOS ANGELES (CA)
Los Angeles Times
A top U.S. cardinal came to the defense of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, saying some priest abuse victims groups who have criticized Mahony may never be satisfied with the church’s response to the crisis.
Cardinal William Levada on Monday said Mahony should help select a new pope.
“There are some victims groups for whom enough is never enough, so we have to do our jobs as best we see it,” said Levada, 76, according to Associated Press. “He has apologized for errors in judgment that were made. I believe he should be at the conclave.”
Levada, who spoke about Mahony and the historic events at the Vatican during a talk at a Menlo Park seminary, is a former archbishop of San Francisco and also served as the pope’s prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Critics have slammed Mahony for going to Rome for the papal conclave after church files released last month showed he sought to prevent law enforcement officials from investigating priests who molested children. Mahony has apologized for his actions in the 1980s but said it is his duty to help select a new pope.
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