LA Cardinal Mahony 'stripped of duties' over sex abuse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21289854


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.