Posted on 09/05/2014 1:48:40 PM PDT by ebb tide
How did Cardinal Dolan ever acquire a reputation for seeming orthodoxy? He’s about as orthodox a Catholic as Katherine Jefferts Schori. And it seems if there is any crowd to be played to, any group to be appeased (save, of course, for faithful Catholics), Dolan is ever ready to surrender to the demands of the world, no matter how craven he appears, no matter how great the scandal he gives, in so doing. Of course, his short little Archie Bunker clone attack dog will always be there yipping at his heels a chorus of unwavering if incoherent support. Pathetic:
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City has finally thrown in the towel and agreed to let gay Irish groups march. The announcement was made yesterday……
……. NY Cardinal Timothy Dolan has agreed to be the Grand Marshal for the 2015 parade.
In recent months, Catholic officials have tried to emphasize the church’s acceptance of gays and lesbians as individuals, while defending the church’s opposition to same-sex marriage. That rhetorical shift has been embraced by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, who will serve as grand marshal for the parade next year.
“I have no trouble with the decision at all,” Cardinal Dolan said at an evening news conference announcing his appointment as grand marshal. “I think the decision is a wise one.” [Inviting sodomites to desecrate the Feast of Saint Patrick is "wise," but defending the rights of those who love the TLM gets one sent out of the country and possibly even out of the priesthood. We see where this lout stands]
Rorate had a particularly cutting final comment on this disaster:
The current archbishop of New York’s eagerness to please must be the reason why he is constantly the object in Rome, even at the highest possible circles, of the strongest mockery and disdain.
So he can forget about ever being Pope.
Really, the lede’s a misnomer, while many held out hope that Dolan’s (apparently completely fabricated) reputation for orthodoxy would translate into some kind of worthwhile leadership in probably the most visible Archdiocese in the country, those hopes were dashed within months of his taking office. Not only has he confirmed Governor Andrew Cuomo in his sacrilege and concubinage, not only has he endorsed the radically perverse St. Francis Xavier parish, not only did he give political aid and cover to the most pro-abort US President in history, but he’s also at least threatened, if not outright persecuted, some of the most orthodox priests in the Archdiocese.
Michael Voris has more on this atrocious scandal, if you’re interested:
Ping
The current archbishop of New York’s eagerness to please must be the reason why he is constantly the object in Rome, even at the highest possible circles, of the strongest mockery and disdain.
LOL. Are we talking about the same "Who am I to judge?" Rome? Don't be so sure that Dolan is the object of mockery there.
Michael Voris has more on this atrocious scandal, if you’re interested:
No, thank you. Michael Voris whines a lot about the bishops and never makes a point of acknowledging the elephant in the room : Francis.
can he be fired?
At the time, Dolan's election to the presidency of the USCCB in 2010 was viewed as a move towards orthodoxy. How could he not be, replacing Kicanas? But Dolan won that election by a vote of 54% to 46%, roughly the same percentage split that we see coming out of Catholics in political elections.
While Dolan might be an improvement over Kicanas, there were other more-conservative bishops who were also in the running. Their wide loss to Dolan (the most conservative, Chaput, only garnered 38% of the vote) told me that the USCCB wasn't moving to the right. My theory in 2010 was that, contrary to prevailing opinions (hopes) at the time, Dolan would out himself as being a political insider and a moderate liberal at best. And here we are!
See how quickly Dolan has turned against Pope Benedict, questioning his honesty:
>>Eighteen months in, do you notice any difference in the way the Vatican works?<<
>>[Dolan]Here’s the change I notice. There seems to be a refreshing honesty that one did not always detect before. These days, when you ask for guidance or for answers on something, officials will say, ‘You know, we’re wondering the same thing. You’re not the first bishop who has asked us this. We do know that the pope has asked us about it, we know it’s under consideration … stay tuned.’<<
I pinged you on another link posted in different thread here, but thought it would be a good idea to post that same link here too, for anyone who might be interested, as it is related to this same subject:
"Are Catholic conservatives turning on Cardinal Timothy Dolan?"
Homo groups have been banned as have been other groups with a political message. I'll bet the commie mayor of NYC put the arm on the parade organizers.
Never thought I’d see the day where a Catholic Cardinal applauds homosexuals solely for their perversion.
This is not the first time for Dolan. Here’s what he said about Michael Sam:
“Good for him.”
“So I would say, ‘Bravo,”...
Another leftist politician sides with gays. Shocking.
Was Cardinal Dolan ever on the short list for the Papal position when Benedict retired?
I’ve heard it said...
Yes, as I’ve heard. He was the Great American Hope.
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It’s hard to believe that I fell for his so-called “orthodoxy” when I was a Novus Ordo Conservative Catholic. Even some liberal Catholics saw him for what he was. Things are so much clearer now that I am a Trad.
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