[utahagen]

The Pope has effectively “fired” Mahony by assigning an auxilary bishop who is Opus Dei and hispanic — read: orthodox and politically bulletproof — to be Mahony’s eventual replacement.

[ArrogantBustard]

The Pope has effectively “fired” Mahony by assigning an auxilary bishop

An "auxiliary bishop" is a subordinate. The new bishop was appointed as a "coadjutor" ... he is not a subordinate, he is a designated replacement and can reasonably be viewed as having the job of holding the ordinary bishop's leash.