{"id":167,"date":"2010-06-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/court-documents-la-cardinal-mahony-sheltered-abusive-priest.html"},"modified":"2010-06-16T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T06:00:00","slug":"court-documents-la-cardinal-mahony-sheltered-abusive-priest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/court-documents-la-cardinal-mahony-sheltered-abusive-priest.html","title":{"rendered":"Under Oath, L.A. Cardinal Mahony Admitted Protecting Abusive Priest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the Los Angeles headlines have been dominated by the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-plaschke-lakers-20100616,0,2064940.column\"> Kobe Bryant and the Lakers&#8217; &#8220;desperate&#8221;&nbsp;quest for an NBA title win against the Celtics<\/a>, the region&#8217;s religion news is considerably more grim:&nbsp;newly released court documents confirm that L.A. Cardinal Mahony admitted&nbsp;in a sworn deposition to sheltering an abusive priest during the 1980s. (This news comes just a few days after Pope Benedict wrapped up the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/06\/popewatch-more-papal-apologies-for-abuse-but-no-budging-on-celibacy.html\"> &#8220;Year for Priests&#8221; with another apology <\/a>for the global clergy abuse scandal.)<\/p>\n<p>The abuser, Father Michael Baker, is currently serving a 10-year prison term. Investigators have decided that there <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5hy3LzfbENIJokroXa3mDb4ZJpcswD9G3DFO80\">isn&#8217;t enough evidence to file charges against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles<\/a>, which agreed to pay a record-setting $660 million in 2007 to more than 500 alleged victims. Mahony is slated to retire next year, and will be succeeded by Archbishop Jose Gome.<\/p>\n<p>Some related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><font color=\"#333333\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/religion\/2010-06-16-mahony15_ST_N.htm\">L.A. cardinal didn&#8217;t tell police of out-of-parish abuse victims <\/a>(Associated Press)<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><font color=\"#333333\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/local\/la-me-0616-mahony-20100616,0,220530.story\">Testimony sheds light on Mahony&#8217;s handling of in priest sex abuse <\/a>(L.A. Times)<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><font color=\"#333333\"><a href=\"http:\/\/content.usatoday.com\/communities\/Religion\/post\/2010\/06\/cardinal-roger-mahony-catholic-sex-abuse-crisis-forgiveness\/1\">L.A. cardinal who let abuser stay a priest says it&#8217;s &#8220;impossible&#8221; to look back <\/a>(USA Today)<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><font color=\"#333333\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=127855548\">L.A. cardinal&#8217;s deposition released in sex abuse case <\/a>(NPR)<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check back for updates&nbsp;and share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the Los Angeles headlines have been dominated by the Kobe Bryant and the Lakers&#8217; &#8220;desperate&#8221;&nbsp;quest for an NBA title win against the Celtics, the region&#8217;s religion news is considerably more grim:&nbsp;newly released court documents confirm that L.A. 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