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Take Two

LA Archdiocese and immigration

By Take Two Staff
Published Mar 26, 2013
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, center, with Cardinal Roger Mahony, right during a welcoming Mass marking the start of Gomez's ministry at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, May 26, 2010. The Mexican-born Gomez was previously archbishop of San Antonio, and an auxiliary bishop in Denver. Gomez will become the first Hispanic archbishop of the nation's most populous archdiocese when Cardinal Roger Mahony retires at age 75 in February, 2011.
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, center, with Cardinal Roger Mahony, right during a welcoming Mass marking the start of Gomez's ministry at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
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AP Photo
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Archbishop Jose H. Gomez
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez
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Courtesy Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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President Obama said he expects Congress to introduce an immigration reform bill next month. The LA Archdiocese has played a key role over the years in advocating for change. Before he was stripped of his duties for mishandling sex abuse cases, Cardinal Roger Mahony was a leading voice for immigration reform. His successor, Archbishop Jose Gomez, has taken up the cause.

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