[Antoninus]

He apparently decided not to go public with the assault, and Los Angeles Police Department officials said they were unaware of any such incident.

One wonders what the man who assaulted him actually said....There are other reasons Mahony may not have wanted to go to the police than out of sense of altruism as is indicated here.

"Roger Mahony's name hasn't been mentioned around here," LAPD Lt. Roger Mora said Monday.

That's a strange comment. It's almost as if he left unsaid, "--at least not as the victim of a crime."

All that said, I'd much prefer to see Cardinal Mahoney resign than get beaten up. I'll leave the judging of him to Almighty God. I just want him out of the way so that the good people of the LA archdiocese can get back on the path to Faith and Truth.

[NYer]

All that said, I'd much prefer to see Cardinal Mahoney resign than get beaten up.

Mandatory retirement is only 4 years away.