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Dark charges from Mahony's inner circle

September 23, 2009 | By Steve Lopez

A monsignor testifies he wrote a memo urging the cardinal to tell police about molestation by a priest. Perhaps, a paper trail exists.

Steve Lopez

9:08 PM PDT, September 22, 2009

If you've got rosary beads handy, please say a prayer for the leader of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Last week was not a good one for Cardinal Roger Mahony, and there may be no letup in weeks to come if a certain monsignor continues to testify in a deposition being taken as part of a civil case against Mahony and the diocese.

Msgr. Richard Loomis, former vicar of clergy for the archdiocese, said under oath tha...

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Los Angeles Times

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September 23, 2009

Monsignor Testifies in Clergy Abuse Case

September 23, 2009 | By Gillian Flaccus

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former high-ranking official with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has testified that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony ordered a subordinate to delay reporting claims of sexual abuse by clergy members to the police until the priest in question could be defrocked, according to court papers.

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Michael Baker, a defrocked priest, was convicted of molesting in 2007.
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Under Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has settled hundreds of abuse lawsuits.
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AP - New York TImes

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A former high-ranking official with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has testified in a deposition with John Manly that Cardinal Roger M. Mahony ordered a subordinate to delay reporting claims of sexual abuse by clergy members to the police

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September 23, 2009