Today the media tells the story of Cardinal Mahoney being reprimanded by his successor and removed from public ministry. Maybe a case of "suspensio a divinis" a canonical punishment.
LA Cardinal Mahony 'stripped of duties' over sex abuse
Newly released files show Cardinal Mahony, 76, helped shield accused priests from investigation
A retired Los Angeles cardinal accused of mismanaging a child sex abuse crisis has been stripped of all administrative and public duties by his successor.
Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, 76, has apologised for his "failure", Archbishop Jose Gomez said on Thursday.
The Los Angeles archdiocese, the largest in the US, has released thousands of pages of files on priests accused of child molestation.
Cardinal Mahony retired in 2011, having run the archdiocese for 25 years.
In 2007 Los Angeles paid $660m (£415m) to alleged victims of abuse, the largest sex abuse payout on record.
Cardinal Mahony has publicly apologised for mistakes he made handling the clerical sex abuse issue.
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