Criminal Cdl Roger Mahony, 82, urged bishops to adopt what he called an “affective collegiality” where they would grow in devotion to and in association with one another.
Mahony’s corruption as the leader of Los Angeles cost the archdiocese over a billion dollars in payouts to sex abuse victims, not to mention the incalculable spiritual damage inflicted on the thousands of souls harmed by abusive priests. God will ultimately hold Mahony accountable for.
“Our collegial communion is threatened…from outside influences,” he warned without mentioning anyone specifically, though perhaps alluding to media outlets that report on bishops accused of covering-up sex abuse. “We must not allow outside groups of any kind, in this country or anywhere else, to interfere with, or attempt to break the bonds of our collegial union.”
Warning! This video is quite disturbing.