MAHONY WILL ASK FAITHFUL TO FORGIVE.Byline: - Daily News NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Cardinal Roger Mahony His Eminence Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the fourth Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. will go to his childhood parish in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. today to ask forgiveness for mistakes in dealing with clergy sexual abuse and to promote efforts toward healing, officials said Saturday. The cardinal also will read a pastoral letter Pastoral letters are open letters addressed by a bishop to the clergy or laity of his diocese, or to both, containing either general admonition, instruction or consolation, or directions for behaviour in particular circumstances. informing Catholics in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, of results of the recent Dallas meeting where U.S. bishops approved a national Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. Mahony is going to St. Charles Borromeo Church at 10828 Moorpark St. in North Hollywood to read the letter at the 8:30 a.m. Mass, and to highlight Archdiocesan policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental to prevent sexual abuse by priests. The action of the bishops and Mahony's message follow a series of recent revelations about child abuse allegations against Catholic priests and how the Catholic church handled those allegations across the United States. ``The cardinal will also ask forgiveness for past mistakes in dealing with clergy sexual abuse, and urge the entire Catholic community to begin the journey toward healing and reconciliation,'' a church statement said. The pastoral letter will be read in English and Spanish at all Masses this weekend in each of the Archdiocese's 287 parishes, officials said in a statement issued Saturday. |
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