Now that Catholics have been declared personae non gratae by the most powerful person in the State, the scales must now finally fall from the eyes of the Big-Tent Church of Hugs and Giggles™. I am sure the Church in NY will now wake up and respond in kind, right?
Today, both Teresa Tomeo (of Catholic radio and TV) and Al Kresta (of Catholic radio) took sharp aim at the hate-filled blithering blather of Cuomo, during their respective syndicated Catholic radio shows. The contrast is striking.
The article by Pat Archbold that you linked to in your "Post 5" there NYer takes obvious aim near the end of the article (with that photo and those comments) at Cardinal Dolan, the most conspicuous of those New York Bishops who have seemingly lost their voices. He should be publicly defending his Church and her people when they are under such hideous public attack, especially by notorious leaders like Cuomo with undeserved authority and influence and power like that.
If he cannot find the backbone, gumption, and sense of righteous decency and justice to even raise a tiny little mouse-like squeak against the maniacal ravings of a madman like Cuomo and Cuomo's bitter attacks on those under Dolan's direct pastoral care (who are truly in the right regarding these important issues) then Dolan should immediately resign his sacred post in shame, and slink off into obscurity and "let another take his post".
(Just as a comparison, I believe that by now, both Archbishop Chaput of Philadelphia and Archbishop Lori of Baltimore would have robustly blasted Cuomo publicly -- like his viscious attacks were made publicly -- if their offices were in the State of New York.)
