New Delhi, April 25 -- Accused of covering up a clerical child sex abuse scandal, a US cardinal - Cardinal Roger Mahony - was chosen to help seal Pope Francis' casket and entomb his remains for his burial, reported the New York Post on Friday.

Mahony, 89, who is retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, is amongst the nine cardinals and dozens of other clergymen, selected to play a ceremonial role in closing the late pope's coffin Friday ahead of the pontiff's funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square, the NYP quoted the Vatican as saying.

According to the reports, in January 2013, Mahony was stripped of his administrative and public duties. But now he will help oversee the pope's interment at Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major following...