[Mike Fieschko]

I am encouraged by the arrival of Archbishop Dolan. He has begun his visit if the vicariates. It is just a matter of time before he makes his way up here to Albany. I feel confident he is already aware of the situation here and in Rochester.

Sorry to burst your balloon, but Abp Dolan has no authority over the practices in the Diocese of Albany, Rochester, or any except New York. It's either the local bishop, or Rome.

[NYer]

No balloon to burst. And, yes, I realize that Dolan has no authority but, like his predecessor John Cardinal O'Connor, he keeps tabs on his vicariates and reports to Rome. Why else would Fr. Minkler have risked (and lost) his life in order to report to then John Cardinal O'Connor, on the Albany Diocese?   The Bishop's Denials . . .