Tuesday, February 05, 2013

CNN: Files may reveal what the Catholic Church in Los Angeles knew about sex abuse

A California judge has forced the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release some 12,000 pages of church documents revealing how it handled allegations of priest sexual abuse. There were many – 192 priests and bishops were named in litigation, the archdiocese said. "The cases span decades," Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said in a statement Thursday. Some go back to the 1930s.

MORE: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/01/files-may-reveal-what-the-catholic-church-in-los-angeles-knew-about-sex-abuse/