[fwdude]

Too bad Cardinal Dolan is in the extreme minority in his church.

[Verginius Rufus]

He shouldn't have appeared at the Al Smith Dinner alongside Obama. Obama probably insisted on being invited--but the cardinal could have stayed away. His presence had the impact of minimizing the religious freedom issue in the election.

I don't recall hearing much talk from the hierarchy on this issue the last two or three months before the election.

[Ann Archy]

Gladly, he isn;t.

[SuziQ]

Too bad Cardinal Dolan is in the extreme minority in his church.

Um, no, he isn't. His name was put forth by some younger Bishops when it came time to elect a new President of the Bishop's conference, and he was voted in, with WAY more votes than the candidate who was preferred by the more liberal Bishops, who also, thankfully, happen to be the older ones, and the ones who will be replaced sooner.