[sinkspur]

One of his closest friends – one of the original “Bernardin Boys” – Santa Fe Archbishop Michael Sheehan, who served as one of Bernardin’s four assistant general secretaries at the beginning of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, commented that Bernardin “was able to look at death as a friend, rather than as an enemy.”

This is a scurrilous article, and I'm surprised you buy this bullshit from RCF.

I know Mike Sheehan, personally, and have for the last twenty-five years; he's as upstanding a man and a bishop as I've ever known.

The title of "Bernardin boys" implies something about Sheehan, and anyone else mentioned in the article, that is never proven.

The RCF is not a reliable source for any kind of news about the Catholic Church. It has dedicated itself to destroying the reputations of certain Catholic clergy by innuendo.

You can do better than the RCF.

[marshmallow]

I'll take your word that Sheehan is a fine bishop.

What I don't buy is your ad hominem type of argument.

RCF were the people reponsible for "outing" the St. Sebastian's Angels group, through exposing their web site. You may have heard of it. RCF was right on the money. It was exactly what RCF said it was.

RCF was also responsible for exposing the extraordinary behavior of then Bishop Daniel Ryan in Springfield, Ill. They were meticulous in collecting sworn testimony from numerous witnesses and compiled an airtight case.

Their work is certainly unpalatable to many but is too thorough to be simply dismissed with barnyard epithets.