Cardinal Mahony's vote in papal conclave stirs ire, shrugs
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, who recently retired as archbishop of Los Angeles, gives Communion during Mass in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 3. RNS photo by Paul Haring/Catholic News Service.
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony still has a vote in next month's conclave to elect a new pope, and despite the abuse scandal unearthed in court documents, his vote was met with a shrug by many local Catholics.