Archdiocese says it has ` ` ' responsibility '' for abuse of former Cardinal James Baker . The men allege they were molested as boys by Baker dating back to the 1970s . The four men sue the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Roger Mahony . CNN 's Richard Greene in Rome and Erica Henry contributed to this report . Mahony is in Rome as part of the cardinals ' group voting for a new pope .
Archdiocese says it has ` ` ' responsibility '' for abuse of former Cardinal James Baker . The men allege they were molested as boys by Baker dating back to the 1970s . The four men sue the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Cardinal Roger Mahony . Mahony is in Rome as part of the cardinals ' group voting for a new pope .