Roger Mahoney may conduct just about the richest Catholic diocese in America, yet his beginnings were very humble. Adopted in 1936 by an Irish Catholic couple that worked a chicken processing plant in North Hollywood, the young Roger learnt to speak fluent Spanish from the immigrant workers at the plant. And it would later help him in the ethnic Church politics of Southern California.

Appointed a Cardinal in 1991 by the then Pope (and do check out Mahoney's Episcopal coat of arms; there you can clearly see The Cross of Lorraine, a symbol of the Knights Templar and also used by Aleister Crowley for his Sigel of Baphomet.) Roger Mahoney it seems settled into his new job in Los Angeles fairly comfortably.

Always on the liberal wing of the church concerning, celibacy, liturgy, and eucharistic theology, he seemed even more relaxed on topical sexual issues.

His Archdiocese was soon christened the most (user) friendly for homosexual advancement in America. Some even called it with contempt, "The lavender mafia" (with many open homosexual and lesbian clergy flaunting their gender expressions.)

The Cardinal would even refuse controversial individual checks on church volunteers working with youth. This would later be amended. Some hostile critics claimed he cared more about politics than the safety of vulnerable children. His protestation on this and other matters would allow the media to name him "The Teflon Cardinal."

However it was the damaging and disturbing paedophile scandals, concerning a proportion of priests, that has dominated the culture of American news, during the last decade. And these allegations will not fly away. Very soon the name of Roger Mahoney became a household fixture and always treated with disdain-even practising Catholics started to petition Rome for his removal. To date many are still praying and offering up novenas!

Soon he would collect a serious of sobriquets such as, "The master of delay" (this because he played for time with the courts in handing over documentation concerning offending priests. This cat and mouse game is still going on in and out of the California courts and beyond.)

He would also be named by the media, "The master of cunning and deceit." But if he was aware of such an unpopular feeling for him and his church, nothing passes his lips as an apology for what has happened in his diocese.

As the respected lay Catholic writer and observer Dr. Marian Horvat PhD wrote of him:

"When I see him I am reminded of a fox in his lips. And a gleeful smile. But his eyes do not smile, they are wary, watchful seeking the advantage concerning his sides and back." (Dr. Horvat also claims that there were two Sr. Lucy's in the Fatima revelations.) It certainly seems Mahoney is "the master of delay." Another nice name he has collected with all the others!

Of the on-going paedophile crisis that continues to devastate the Catholic church, some financial journalists have attentively suggested that it has cost the church in Southern California over $1.5 billion. And after reading of the lies and contempt shown to victims of abuse, Mary Grant herself the director of a survivors network, has openly called for the arrest of Mahoney for protecting clergy from official police investigations.

So how long can this suffering continue for the grieving victims known and unknown; men and women who seek justice for the theft of a stolen childhood.

We at E.C.F.C. suggest that the beleaguered Cardinal resigns now - its not too late to FED-X his resignation to Pope Ratzinger or to the Nuncio in Washington. But until he finally does so many more men and women - all innocent prey of deceitful lying clergy - will suffer the mockery of human emotions torn apart and exposed to a world, already sickened by what the Roman Catholic church in America refuses to accept or admit to.

This matter must soon be brought to a conclusion. And broken lives repaired, if possible.

The Church in Los Angeles and its Cardinal will one day have to give an account of their actions, deeds and words to One higher than any civil court of the land. Until then they should remember, God will never be mocked.

UPDATES

On Sunday July 15, 2007, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles reluctantly and through gritted teeth, agreed to pay out in damagers to over 600 victims of child abuse, $660 million. It has been widely reported that over 4,000 American priests have been identified at paedophiles and since 1950, the Catholic church in America has been forced, to pay over $2 billion to child rape victims!

G. Patrick Battell,

30th October 2006

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