The article goes on to tell us about Adamec's replacement, Bishop Bartschak, who says he worked for the Most Rev. Donald Trautsperson, Bishop of Erie, for 20 years...
"If he (Adamec's replacement, Bishop Bartschak) worked for Bishop Trautsperson, he can't be much better and is probably decidedly worse than the outgoing Adamec. No doubt those trying to hear the Mass of their grandsires will find things difficult. Yet another Old Liberal given a position of trust where he doesn't belong. May God have mercy on the decaying and rusting Altoona-Jonestown Diocese.
Apparently Rome feels "another Old Liberal" does belong in this position of trust.
Is this how Rome cleans house?
As usual, you don't have a clue.
A priest is not always the same as the bishop he reports to, and a bishop isn't always the same as the bishop he reported to before he was a bishop. Case in point: Bp. Bruskewitz of Lincoln came from the Milwaukee Archdiocese under the notorious Rembert Weakland.
All Rome has to clean with are dirty rags.
This priest served as canon lawyer in at least one case where a religious superior went to bat to get rid of a priest who was credibly accused of serious wrongdoing. They are pressing Rome for the monk to be laicized.
Again, I had very good reasons for stating Dr. Eckleburg didn't have a clue about this priest, which is a part of a clear pattern of posting on this forum. This is not "making it personal," its simply correcting an obvious slander.
This priest is one of the good guys, and there is no basis whatsoever for claiming Rome is not trying to clean house with this appointment. On the contrary, this is exactly the kind of priest we need elevated to bishop to clean up a diocese like ours.
I lived in the A-J diocese for 18 years, before the time of Bishop Adamec. I happened to meet him several years ago, and found him to be a pleasant man. While A-J has had more than it’s share of pedophile scandal, Bishop Adamec did what he thought best for the diocese (no easy task, given the wide variety of opinions and problems). He did as well as any bishops, and he leaves the diocese in essentially better shape than he found it. I think people should pray for him and also for Bishop Bartchak, as the latter assumes his duties. From all I’ve read, Bishop Bartchak is an excellent choice. I hope the catholics there give him a warm welcome and a chance to prove himself.