Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 9, 2012 / 23:32 pm
The scandal surrounding Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala is a “difficult moment” for the life of the archdiocese and a time for prayer and conversion, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said in a Jan. 6 letter.
It is understandable for Catholics to feel “disappointed, confused and maybe angry,” the archbishop said in his letter to the faithful.
“I share some of these feelings and I feel a spiritual closeness to all of you in this time,” he added.
Pope Benedict XVI accepted Bishop Zavala’s resignation on Jan. 4 after the bishop admitted to fathering two teenage children who live in a state other than California with their mother.