"The words of the Bible and of the Church fathers rang in my ears, those sharp condemnations of shepherds who are like mute dogs; in order to avoid conflicts, that let the poison spread. Peace is not the first civic duty, and a bishop whose only concern is not to have any problems and to gloss over as many conflicts as possible is an image I find repulsive."
—Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, 1997
While the temporary head of the Scranton church [Cdl Rigali] reappointed the bulk of Martino's eight vicars to continue in their current capacities on an interim basis, one who didn't make the cut was Msgr Kevin McMahon -- the highly-regarded moral theologian Martino recently named as his episcopal vicar for "Catholic Doctrine, Identity and Mission."...Before the Scranton post was created for him last month, the priest of Wilmington served in St Louis as theological counsel to another prominent "lightning rod": Archbishop Raymond Burke, who was transferred to Rome last year...
Cdl Rigali is not the worst of the old line by any means, so if he is removing notably orthodox people, I don't think this is an encouraging sign.