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Some Catholics were upset by statements by Mahony on [[Clerical celibacy (Catholic Church)|celibacy]] and the [[Mass (liturgy)|liturgy]]. Mahony wrote a letter on the Mass entitled "Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://staparish.net/refs/gather.html |title=Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Cardinal Roger Mahony |date=1997-09-04 |work= |publisher=Archdiocese of Los Angeles}}</ref> The resulting controversy from this letter over the liturgy and the [[Eucharist]] led to a public feud between Mahony and [[Mother Angelica]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.losangelesmission.com/ed/articles/1998/0198ms2.htm |title=You and I Are Not the Eucharist, You and I Are Poor Sinners: Mother Angelica on Mahony |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Jim Holman |date=January 1998 |work=Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission |publisher=}}</ref> |
Some Catholics were upset by statements by Mahony on [[Clerical celibacy (Catholic Church)|celibacy]] and the [[Mass (liturgy)|liturgy]]. Mahony wrote a letter on the Mass entitled "Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://staparish.net/refs/gather.html |title=Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Cardinal Roger Mahony |date=1997-09-04 |work= |publisher=Archdiocese of Los Angeles}}</ref> The resulting controversy from this letter over the liturgy and the [[Eucharist]] led to a public feud between Mahony and [[Mother Angelica]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.losangelesmission.com/ed/articles/1998/0198ms2.htm |title=You and I Are Not the Eucharist, You and I Are Poor Sinners: Mother Angelica on Mahony |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Jim Holman |date=January 1998 |work=Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission |publisher=}}</ref> |
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Mahony spoke out on provisions in [[immigration]] bills, such as the [[H.R. 4437|Sensenbrenner-King Bill]], debated by Congress in late 2005 and 2006. |
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Mahony spoke out on provisions in [[immigration]] bills, such as the Sensenbrenner-King Bill, debated by Congress in late 2005 and 2006. He wrote to President Bush<ref>{{cite news |first=Deborah |last=White |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Catholic Cardinal Mahony Slams House Bill HR 443 |url=http://usliberals.about.com/od/immigration/a/RMahony.htm |work= |publisher=About.com: US Liberal Politics |date=2006-05-19 |accessdate=2008-03-09 }}</ref> that certain proposed measures would effectively outlaw the provision of charitable assistance and religious ministry to individuals not in valid immigration status. On Ash Wednesday, 2006, Cardinal Mahony announced that he would order the clergy and laity of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to ignore [[H.R. 4437]] if it were to become law.<ref name="kerwin">{{cite news | url=http://www.catholic.org/views/views_news.php?id=19737&pid=0 | title=Immigration reform: what the Catholic Church knows | author=Donald Kerwin | date=2006-05-08 | accessdate=2007-05-11 | publisher=[[Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.]] }}</ref> He personally lobbied senators [[Barbara Boxer]] and [[Dianne Feinstein]] to have the Senate consider a comprehensive immigration reform bill, rather than the enforcement-only bill that passed the House of Representatives.<ref name="NCR">{{cite news | url=http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2006b/041406/041406h.php | title=Mahony on immigration | author=John L. Allen, Jr. | date=2006-04-14 | work=[[National Catholic Reporter]] | accessdate=2007-04-11 }}</ref> Mahony also blamed the Congress for the illegal immigration crisis due to their failure to act on the issue in the previous 20 years, opposed H.R. 4437 as punitive and open to abusive interpretation, and supported [[S. 2611]].<ref name="Mahony NPR">{{cite news | url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5309235 | title=Cardinal Mahony speaks out on immigration reform | work=[[Day to Day]] | publisher=[[National Public Radio]] | date=2006-03-29 | accessdate=2007-04-11 }}</ref><ref name="Mahony CNN">{{cite news | url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/29/ltm.05.html | title=Catholic Church officials spurn immigration reform plan | date=2006-03-29 | accessdate=2007-04-11 | work=[[American Morning]] | publisher=[[CNN]] }}</ref> |
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In July 2007, Mahony claims to have been violently attacked by an assailant who recognized him while he was mailing a letter near the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels; he did not report the incident to police and it only came to public attention after it was mentioned at an October gathering of priests.<ref> |
In July 2007, Mahony claims to have been violently attacked by an assailant who recognized him while he was mailing a letter near the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels; he did not report the incident to police and it only came to public attention after it was mentioned at an October gathering of priests.<ref> |
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Revision as of 21:05, 9 April 2009
Roger Michael Mahony | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles | |
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| See | Los Angeles |
| Installed | July 16, 1985 |
| Term ended | Incumbent |
| Predecessor | Timothy Manning |
| Successor | incumbent |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Stockton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 1, 1962 |
| Consecration | January 7, 1975 |
| Created cardinal | June 28, 1991 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1936 |
Roger Michael Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the fourth and current Archbishop of Los Angeles, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991.
Early life
Roger Michael Mahony was born in Hollywood, California, the son of Victor and Loretta (née Baron) Mahony. His father was a poultry farmer, and he has a twin brother, Louis, and an older brother, Neil. As a child he attended St. Charles Grammar School, north of Hollywood, and at age 14 he entered the minor seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
After studying at the Our Lady Queen the of Angels Seminary and St. John's Seminary, Mahony was ordained to the priesthood on May 1, 1962 by Bishop of Monterey-Fresno Aloysius Willinger, CSsR. He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1964 with a master's degree in social work. For the next 13 years, he held pastoral and curial assignments in the Diocese of Monterey-Fresno and the newly formed Diocese of Fresno, and was named a Monsignor in February 1967. He also taught social work at Fresno State University during this period.
Church career
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Los Angeles |
On January 7, 1975, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Fresno and titular bishop of Tamascani. Mahony received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Bishop of Fresno Hugh Donohue, with Bishops William Johnson and John Cummins serving as co-consecrators. That year, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Mahony the first chair of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board, where he worked with the United Farm Workers and various growers in the state to resolve labor disputes.
On February 15, 1980, Mahony was appointed Bishop of Stockton by nuncio Jean Jadot. Mahony has admitted to firing at least two priests for sexual abuse during his tenure at Stockton, although critics believe there were additional cases during this time.
On July 16, 1985, Mahony was promoted to Archbishop of Los Angeles, the first native Angeleno to hold the office. Mahony was created Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati by Pope John Paul II in the consistory of June 28, 1991.
After the former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, Mahony began plans to construct the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, one of the largest Catholic churches in the United States. It was dedicated on September 2, 2002.
In 2000, he criticized the tone of the document Dominus Iesus on religious relativism, writing in The Tidings that it "may not fully reflect the deeper understanding that has been achieved through ecumenical and interreligious dialogues over these last 30 years or more". [1]
Mahony was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. Mahony will be eligible to participate in any future conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday on February 27, 2016.
Civic involvement
Mahony serves on a number of committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, including those on Liturgy and Pro-Life Activities.
He was a member of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace (1984-1989) and the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (1986-1991), Pontifical Council for Social Communications (1989-present), and Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2000-present).
He is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Catholic University of America.
Controversies
Mahony has caused controversy among different segments of people in the Church. Some Catholics were upset about the large amount of money that was spent on the new Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, outside of which the Los Angeles Catholic Worker Movement held protests. Mahony defended the expense of the new cathedral to replace the previous earthquake-damaged church citing the need for a community to have a religious center that united people in faith and spirituality.[2] [3]
Some Catholics were upset by statements by Mahony on celibacy and the liturgy. Mahony wrote a letter on the Mass entitled "Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass".[4] The resulting controversy from this letter over the liturgy and the Eucharist led to a public feud between Mahony and Mother Angelica. [5]
Mahony spoke out on provisions in immigration bills, such as the Sensenbrenner-King Bill, debated by Congress in late 2005 and 2006.
In July 2007, Mahony claims to have been violently attacked by an assailant who recognized him while he was mailing a letter near the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels; he did not report the incident to police and it only came to public attention after it was mentioned at an October gathering of priests.[6]
Sexual abuse cases
The sexual abuse scandal in Los Angeles archdiocese is a major chaper in the series of Catholic sex abuse cases in the United States and Ireland.
Episcopal succession
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See also
- Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
- Roman Catholic priests accused of sex offenses
- Crimen sollicitationis
- Pontifical Secret
- Deliver Us from Evil (2006 film)
- Sex Crimes and the Vatican (Panorama Documentary Episode)
References
- ^ Dominus Iesus: An Ecclesiological Critique
- ^ Farrell, Michael J (1999-04-09). "Los Angeles Cathedral - controversy over the construction of the church for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Nelson, Mike (2002-09-11). "New Los Angeles cathedral dedicated, opened to the world". Catholic News Service. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Cardinal Roger Mahony (1997-09-04). "Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass". Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ Jim Holman (January 1998). "You and I Are Not the Eucharist, You and I Are Poor Sinners: Mother Angelica on Mahony". Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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Lopez, Steve (2007-12-23). "Mission: Bringing Mahony mugger to justice". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
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External links
- The Cardinal's website
- Profile of Cardinal Mahony at Los Angeles Archdiocese website
- Profile of Cardinal Mahony at catholic-hierarchy.org
- Cardinal Mahony speech at National Press Club, delivered 25-05-2000
- "Called By God To Help", editorial by Cardinal Mahony in The New York Times, published 2006-03-22
- American cardinals
- 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops
- American Roman Catholic bishops
- People from Los Angeles, California
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- 1936 births
- Irish-American religious figures
- Living people
- The Catholic University of America alumni
- The Catholic University of America
- Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal