[Frank Sheed]

I have family in Maryland. What Rocco did not mention is that this Church, Saint Alphonsus Church, is located not 700 yards from the Basilica. It is modeled on the Cathedral of Koln (where Pope Benedict was Bishop and that was the site of the last World Youth Day) and had St. John Neumann, a Bavarian, as its first Pastor before he became Bishop of Philadelphia. It is the site of the Tridentine Latin Mass I attended when I visited my family and its gorgeous. There might be something to this story.

[john19]

What is overlooked is the total disregard which the Church-er the Cardinal-had for the surrounding neighborhood, including a very large and needed soup kitchen known as “Our Daily Bread.” Not all of Baltimore was supportive of this effort and Lord knows the money could have gone to other vital ministries.