Who will/should replace Cardainal Law?

Notwithstanding | 12-13-2002 | Notwithstanding

[Siobhan]

Siobhan is pinging you to this thread.

[APBaer]

" Who is likely to be the permamnent successor to Law?"

[Siobhan]

Many thanks, my dear. And God bless you and all those hear who have held us up by your prayers.

[Siobhan]

hear=here

[nickcarraway]

I'm so happy you are back, Siobhan. I hope you are feeling well.

[Domestic Church]

Great to read you again!

[saradippity]

Oh Siobhan,we have missed your insights,inputs and outbursts,good to see you back.Let us all know how you are doing.

I think your second suggestion is almost an imperative.First Boston and then most dioceses right across the country,then if the bishops would implement Ex Corde Ecclesia and abide by JP II's suggestions in Ecclesia Dei things might improve significantly quite quidkly.

I am thinking things are always darkest before the dawn.

Really happy you are back with us.

[saradippity]

Thanks,I knew one of the family,at least,was a Jesuit.Turns out to be his brother.

This is a good time to start exercising our "lay power"?!Starting with kind of keeping book on bishops.Who knows,they might start moving them around like they did the "troubled" priests and blind side us.

So in a nut shell,Rigali is good,orthodox but not real take charge and a wrap upside the head,kind of bishop?

[RobbyS]

I would like to see a non-Catholic obtain the post. That way, we can get a cardinal that is non-partisan and not beholden to the Vatican. Preferably one with good business skills and experience with litigation.

You seem to want someone like the archbishop of Los Angeles! :-).

[RobbyS]

Good Bless. Welcome back.

[Sursum Corda]

Welcome back Siobhan!

Civilities aside, please do not go offering the Archbishop of Denver, Charles Chaput, OFM, Cap. around like he were a pack of dinner mints.

We need him here in Denver!

Sursum Corda

[Siobhan]

God bless you, dearie. Archbishop Chaput is a diamond among the lumps of coal.

[Desdemona]

So in a nut shell,Rigali is good,orthodox but not real take charge and a wrap upside the head,kind of bishop?

The term usually used to describe Rigali is "cold fish." He tends to only make waves over the big stuff. I really think he's staying under the radar on purpose, as often as he goes to Rome.

But, under him, the archdiocese is out of the red and financially we're in really good shape. The financial report came out yesterday and contributions are up. The endowment didn't lose that much value (thank you Mrs. Niemann). The committees are are largely lay people who are professionals in finance. And, ONLY $2.5 million paid to abuse victims and in this archdiocese, as far as the past is concerned, it should be over. As fast as they cleaned it all out, it should be over.

Now, as for the rest of the homosexuals and the liberals...it'll be a while.

[Desdemona]

Hello old friend. So good to see you. We've missed you.

[Antoninus]

Fessio or Chaput I pray!

I'd love to see Fr. Fessio be made a bishop, but he's got extremely important work to do with Ave Maria University now. Chaput would work for me in Boston. I would nominate Bishop DiMarzio from my home diocese of Camden if I wasn't so darn selfish.

[Antoninus]

Nothing against you personally but you might want to go to your dictionary and look up the word gullible.

Nothing against you personally, but you might want to get out your Italian dictionary and look up the word strunzo.

[Antoninus]

Actually, two priests from the New York archdiocese just occurred to me: Monsignor Clark -- the rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Based on his statements when the scandal was at its heights last spring, he seems like a good candidate. And also Father John Perricone. An excellent priest by all accounts.

[Notwithstanding]

Perricone just gave a retreat for the law school (Ave Maria) last week. I was not able to attend. He also offered the Tridentine Mass at the law school.

[SamAdams76]

Nothing against you personally, but you might want to get out your Akkadian dictionary and look up the word battafut