U.S. cardinal accused of covering up sex abuse scandal will help close Pope Francis’ coffin

Criticism of Cardinal Mahony’s role in papal funeral points to abuse crisis still affecting Church

Senior Catholic Church leaders are already discussing what the late Pope Francis’s successor will need to tackle first and foremost after his election, whenever it comes. On the agenda for the cardinals choosing a successor to Francis will be the scandal of sexual abuse and the crisis of coverup that has been plaguing the Church for decades. That is one reason why the news that Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired archbishop of Los Angeles, would …

He was Archbishop of Los Angeles and was considered one of the most powerful characters within the U.S. Catholic Church.

Who is Roger Mahony? Disgraced US Cardinal convicted for protecting pedophile priests to close Pope Francis’ casket

Cardinal Roger Mahony led the LA archdiocese for 25 years and was relieved of public duties by his successor, Archbishop Jose Gomez, in 2011.

Disgraced former LA Cardinal Roger Mahony chosen to help seal Francis' casket

Mahony, 89, is widely considered to be one of the worst clerics of the past forty years, having been implicated in a massive sex abuse cover-up in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

A disgraced American cardinal accused of covering up a priestly child sex abuse scandal will have a special role at the pope's funeral, having been chosen to help seal Pope Francis' coffin and bury his remains.

Cardinal Roger Mahony, Accused of Hiding Sex Abuse, Will Help Close Pope Francis’ Casket - Overpasses For America

An American cardinal who was accused of covering up cases of sexual abuse by priests and was later stripped of some duties, is set to play an official role in the ceremonies surrounding Pope Francis’ funeral. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the former archbishop of Los Angeles, will participate in the closing of the pope’s casket at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday evening and in his burial at the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday, acco…