[sockmonkey]

I took a trip down memory lane:

A huge cheer resounded through the threads on freerepublic when Dolan was announced as the new Archbishop. We would all like to have front row seats in order to shake his hand and wish him well.

7 posted on Saturday, August 17, 2002 3:59:28 PM by NYer

I never liked him..yep, it was the whole cheese hat thing that turned me off to him...or maybe gut instinct.. For me, the cheese hat thing was a foreshadowing of his need to be liked by people. Now he's at the gates of hell, cravenly seeking worldly aplomb, and urging others to come to the party.

It's not pleasant to watch someone going on that downward spiral. Reminds me of a junkie who ends up as a ten buck prostitute.

[Heart-Rest]

Next you'll probably be telling us you don't trust this guy either...

   :-)

But, seriously, I think most of us would have agreed completely with NYer back then, because, to the best of my knowledge, Dolan didn't start saying and doing these seriously Catholic-contradictory things until later.    To me at first, he seemed like a nice, outgoing, gregarious guy who liked to have a good time (in the good sense), and who also obviously liked to be the center of attention, which most leaders (good or bad) do.

Unfortunately, that generally positive view has been changing the past several months because of Dolan's recent words and actions.

(By the way, what do you think about people in these kinds of hats?)