Church records show Cardinal Roger M. Mahony’s personal involvement in keeping evidence of child molesting by priests from the police.
Files Show Cardinal Roger Mahony Covered Up Sex Abuse
By IAN LOVETT, New York Times
Mon, 01/21/2013 - 7:25pm
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