Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony
All These Little Girls Will Vote Someday
Just another reminder of the upcoming power of the Latino vote - if Mahony can survive this latest pedophile scandal within his archdiocese- that says a lot for the influence of Latino immigrant Catholics. (not that any pedophile scandal is ever really forgivable)-
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The Teflon cardinal
Mahony's history [with Latinos], going back to his days as a seminarian, could help him weather the abuse scandal.
By David Rieff
Los Angeles Times
July 22, 2007
"...How to account for the "Teflon" quality of L.A.'s cardinal? In large measure, the answer lies in the enormous changes in the Catholic Church in the United States in recent years -- changes whose ground zero is to be found in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Above all, this means the deepening Latinoization of the L.A. flock and Mahony's role as perhaps the most powerful friend Latino immigrants have, not just in the Catholic Church but in the country as a whole.
Anyone who has any sense at all of Roman Catholic America knows how fundamentally the church has changed over the last several decades. Once largely composed of people with European roots, the church now increasingly serves Latinos, both immigrant and native-born. Nationally, Latinos account for 39% of the Catholic population. In Los Angeles, the archdiocese estimates that Latinos make up more than 70% of the total Catholic population. It is a huge increase both proportionally and in absolute numbers, and is almost entirely attributable to the vast and continuing immigration from Mexico and Central America of the last three decades. Demography is destiny, and it is simply a fact that the fate of the Catholic Church in the United States is now bound up with the destiny of these immigrants and their children and grandchildren..."
for complete article
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-rieff22copyjul22,1,882245.story
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