Boston Archbishop Sean O'Malley arrives at Logan International Airport in Boston, Saturday, March 18, 2006, to board a flight to Rome where he will be elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Posted on 03/22/2006 10:51:49 AM PST by NYer
ROME (CNS) -- Although he said he would continue to wear his brown Capuchin habit most of the time, the archbishop of Boston did go to a tailor for a final fitting of his new red cassock three days before he was set to become a cardinal.
Cardinal-designate Sean P. O'Malley told Boston reporters that he told the tailor, "I could always wear it if I was called to be on a hunting expedition with the vice president," Dick Cheney. "It's very red."
The cardinal met with his hometown media March 21 at Rome's North American College. He was scheduled to make his first public appearance dressed in red March 24 when Pope Benedict XVI was to induct him into the College of Cardinals.
The Boston prelate was asked if being a cardinal would mean he would be given so many assignments as a member of Vatican congregations and councils that he would be spending much of his time outside Boston.
"I'm hoping the Holy Father will understand that Boston needs to be the principal focus of my ministry and that it's a huge archdiocese with many challenges," he told the reporters.
His predecessor, Cardinal Bernard F. Law, now archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, was expected to participate in the March 23-25 events surrounding the creation of new cardinals. But Cardinal-designate O'Malley told the Boston media he was not in frequent contact with Cardinal Law, not even regarding the ongoing pastoral and financial problems in the archdiocese or the sex abuse scandal that led Cardinal Law to resign.
"I haven't had too much opportunity to discuss those problems with him, not since his leaving Massachusetts," he said.
ORDINARY PUBLIC CONSISTORY FOR THE CREATION OF NEW CARDINALS, PAUL VI AUDIENCE HALL, ROME (2 hours) LIVE
Friday March 24, 2006 4 AM LIVE
Friday March 24, 2006 6 PM ENCORE
Saturday March 25, 2006 12 AM ENCORE
SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNICATION OF THE LORD: EUCHARISTIC CONCELEBRATION WITH THE NEW CARDINALS AND PRESENTATION OF THE CARDINALITIAL RING, VATICAN BASILICA, ROME (2 hours) LIVE
Saturday March 25, 2006 4:30 AM LIVE
Saturday March 25, 2006 7 PM ENCORE
Saturday March 25, 2006 11 PM ENCORE
It's reassuring to see a US bishop who's not 100 lbs overweight.
Also nice to see one with a sense of humor!
Our bishop in Charlotte is quite fit. No chin, though.
EXCELLENT !!!!!
OH WELL SAID, WIDEAWAKE !!!!!
:-)
Even the sight of this guy makes me sick.
Despite what may seem like my preoccupation here with the braoder application of the Old Rite, in fact for the restoration of the church it seems to me the most important at this time for the restoration of the church is not just better catechetics and teaching (although t is imprtant and needed), and not just more hierarchical cracking the whip (although that is need, too). Neither of those will alone or by themselves, capture and inspire the masses today. What is needed in addition is a man whose holiness and goodness and example will be so appealing that millions upon millions will want to emulate him. In other words a new St. Francis (due to communications problems for him it would have been thousands upon thousands, but you get the idea).
I have made my share of Dick Cheney jokes. Poor Cheney can't catch a break from all of these jokes. :)
Whjy is that, disagreeable guy?
It was a really dumb joke.
I know the man.
Then enlighten us, O Cheverus.
no
Thanks a lot, Trolly McTroll.
Do you know me? I'm your neighbor's dog. I'm pirating his wireless to post here.
Listen bozo, I've rehashed it a hundred times and none of you out of state holier than though little weazels believe me I AM NOT DOING IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you have anything to say to me, please do so in public.
I'm all ears, O Clown-in-Chief!
I've rehashed it a hundred times
OK. 100 times is no problem - 101 times is too onerous to contemplate. Gotcha.
none of you out of state
Whoa! I do indeed live in NJ. I forgot I had no right to ask.
Question: if someone doesn't live in MA but does live in the Boston Archdiocese is it OK for them to ask? Or are Catholics living the MA portion of the Archdiocese just naturally superior?
holier than though
I never said or implied you were less holy than me. However, you are clearly stupider than I am and that's quite an accomplishment.
little weazels
How I wish I could accurately be described as "little" - that being said, a good example of a weasel is someone who insults somebody, claims they have good reason and then weasels out of telling why.
I AM NOT DOING IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh-huh. Then just post us a link to one of the 100 times you have done it. After all, if you have enough energy to drop in and insult the man for the 101st time, you could at least redirect us to a thread where Your Highness had the energy to rehearse the charges.
Ok, the text of my note was as follows:
Don't post to me again.
Very simple request, so please don't.
Well, you did say please, I'll give you that . . . but seeing that I will not remember this conversation, or you, tomorrow your request is denied. Just go ahead and hit 'Abuse' the next time it happens.
Knock off the personal attacks
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