Cardinal Mahony Wrecks the REC, by Jim Russell

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Cardinal Roger Mahony named Archbishop Jose Gomez of San Antonio, Texas, to take over the Los Angeles archdiocese when its current archbishop retires, putting him in line to become the highest-ranking Latino in the American Catholic hierarchy. on April 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The appointment of the Mexican-born Gomez as coadjutor for Los Angeles also will likely make him the country's first Latino cardinal. Gomez, 58, is an archbishop of Opus Dei, the conservative movement which enjoys favor at the Vatican.

By Jim Russell, Crisis Magazine, February 14, 2019

“I’m afraid my obedience in that diocese would be absolutely zero. And I hope everybody else’s in that diocese is zero.”   ∼ Mother Angelica on EWTN (Nov. 12, 1997)

Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

Just over two decades ago, EWTN’s foundress Mother Angelica was put back on her heels by the full force of Cardinal Roger Mahony’s wrath after Mother uttered the words above about Mahony and the Los Angeles Archdiocese. She had grave concerns about the diminishing of the Real Presence she saw in some of Mahony’s writings.

Mahony fired back with everything he had, using his full authority as bishop and cardinal to threaten EWTN and to force Mother Angelica into a public apology (sort of). Mahony said in a November 14, 1997, letter: “For you to call into question my own belief in the Real Presence is without precedence. To compound the matter, your call for my people to offer zero obedience to their Shepherd is unheard of and shocking.”….Read entire article here:  crisismagazine.com/2019/cardinal-mahony-wrecks-the-rec