Cardinal Roger Mahony passes
leadership of L.A. Archdiocese
to Jose Gomez
At two Masses in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, leadership of the largest archdiocese in the U.S. is transferred from Roger Mahony to Jose Gomez.
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times
February 28, 2011
"Cardinal Roger Mahony walked slowly across the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, leaning softly on his shepherd's staff as he completed one of his last public acts as archbishop of Los Angeles. Passing the altar on one side and his assembled bishops on the other, he finally reached the man who was taking over his position as head of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese.
Mahony handed the crooked staff, known as a crosier, to Archbishop Jose Gomez, symbolizing one of the most ancient traditions of the church, the transfer of authority from one bishop to another."
See the full story at:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-catholic-transition-20110228,0,6713493.story
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The malignant impact of this prelate will regrettably take decades to be undone. His pernicious reach goes far beyond Los Angeles, in both other clerics he has helped into the episcopacy, but most of all in how he used St. John's Seminary in Camarillo as an "Incubator for Neo-Modernism." Given the number of dioceses who have had students at St. John's while Mahoney's minions ruled, the egregious harm he will continue to cause is almost incalculable.
He will most be remembered for his mishandling of pedophile priests. The untold physical and mental tribulation that Mahoney's actions (or inactions) caused are unspeakable. They can only be outdone by the spiritual cancer caused by his brand of post-conciliar syncretic catholicism. In this latter instance, he matches the ruined bodies and minds of abused children with the loss of countless souls, for eternity, because of his laxity in guarding the Deposit of the Faith.
We should all pray that before Cardinal Mahoney passes he realizes what he has done and seeks forgiveness from the Almighty!
Our Lady of Akita foretold of prelates like Mahony.
With all due respect...GOOD RIDDANCE! However, good on him if the cardinal ever attempts to repair the damage he has wrought.
I won't hold my breath, though. After all, like he told a CNS reporter, his "field" is immigration.
Our Lady of Akita, pray for the Church hierarchy.
Posted by: Tuleesh HERNANDEZ | Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 11:54 PM
He is a CARDINAL of the Church - and you best show some respect no matter how much hatred you feel for him. Otherwise you are no better than he is.
Posted by: James | Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Jesus is Lord! It is best to show respect and humility anyway. Only God is the final judge.
Posted by: Nopalea | Friday, April 01, 2011 at 05:07 PM
What do I know ! .....
I think that through out the world we do not yet adequately know how to deal with certain situations. We are mere mortals & sometimes in life a grenade lands on our door step.
We the people of this planet need to talk openly about all things. The more honest, open conversation their is the better, & we will all feel more confident about how to be responsible in this world.
Hopefully this would strip the sly confident deviants in all their pursuit of any success.
Posted by: Rosie Davis | Saturday, April 09, 2011 at 10:16 PM
We are allowed, not just allowed but commanded in Scripture to judge right from wrong, to "judge one another as is fitting in the Lord", to take the wrong of someone before them, and if they will "not listen to the Church, treat them as a pagan and a tax collector".
This is a very mild indictment of what could be said about this man's time as Cardinal. He was a horrendous scandal to Catholics everywhere and it is to the shame of John Paul II and Benedict XVI that they did not remove him from office a LONG time ago. The man spent an enormous amount of money building what is essentially a pagan church (the symbols of all the world's religions around the doors) which was consecrated with pagan rituals (saluting the four corners of the earth with incense).
St. John Crystomotom (sorry, typing while nursing so I know the spelling is off) said the floors of hell will be paved with the skulls of bishops. Unless he repents, Cardinal Mahoney will certainly be one of them. May God be with this new Cardinal, as he has an immense task before him.
Posted by: Emily | Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 06:21 AM
Na sou zisi = roughly (may the child thrive).
I don't know anything much about the guy but I know that "WE" & that is all the people of the planet need to take control of "decorum" so that it is understood clearly that rubbish is unwanted. Some people don't "get it" & it's only all about them, they must be told clearly & then we can say
"why the hell do you do all that for fool?" in a most serious way !/?"
Posted by: Rosie Davis | Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 12:47 AM