believe it or not, grudging respect from a fair number of people.
And contempt from a fair number of others.
Rigali was in negotiations to remedy the situation when he was sent to Philadelphia. Under the previous three archbishops, there were other pressing matters on the front burner.
I'm sorry, Desi, but I don't believe that for a minute. Four decades of archbishops decided a property dispute wasn't worth pursuing? They decided properly.
Meanwhile, Burke shows up, with the American Church in the throes of a sexual abuse crisis, and decides to deny the sacraments to a group of Catholics over a piece of property.
I'm sorry, but the behavior of the people at St. Stans is simply not Christian. And most certainly not what we would expect from St. Louisans. We're supposed to have more class than to shout down a man of the cloth.
Well, then, Burke should act like a man of the cloth.