LA Catholic Archdiocese Releases Names of Sex Abusers Among Priests
Voice of Russia
On Thursday, the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles released personnel files of over a hundred clergy members involved in the 2007 settlement of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by priests. Archbishop Jose Gomez said that former Archbishop Roger Mahony would "no longer have any administrative or public duties." In the wake of the scandal, Mahony's ex- top adviser on sexual abuse issues, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry, stepped down as regional bishop of Santa Barbara. The clergy files include the names of priests, culminating years of legal debate over whether names should be redacted from the paperwork. “The 2013 public release of the files of clergy who were subject of the 2007 global settlement concludes a sad and shameful chapter in the history of our local church,” the church statement said. “In the 2004 Report to the People of God and elsewhere, the archdiocese acknowledged and apologized for failing to treat victims of abuse with compassion, as well as for employing what we now know to be inadequate standards for treatment and supervision of priests who were found to have abused children and young people,” it said.
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