[pbear8]

The priests in San Francisco are planning to party because Levada is leaving. They hated him because of how much time he spent in Rome going after this job. His campaigning was unseemly.

Walsh may replace him in SF.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Who is Walsh?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Forget it. I looked it up. Now I'm sorry I did.

[saradippity]

So,am I to understand that his absence of less than a month,has incurred the hatred of his priests? He certainly wasn't campaigning for the job before it was vacated,or was he?

As I recall he had his priests in an uproar right after the scandal broke. He ordered that no young men under the age of eighteen were allowed to work in rectories or parish offices after 5:00 PM. His priests considered this a sign of no confidence and there was wailing,anguishing and a gnashing of teeth that was beyond belief. He had to withdraw his order. San Francisco is rife with recalcitrant,homosexual diocesan priests who are aided and abetted by the Jesuits who have quite a presence there.

An acquaintance of mine,an ex-Jesuit from SF said that Archbishop Levada was not a diplomat nor particularly pastoral but he was a brilliant theologian. Maybe that is his charism and maybe that is what the Congregation most needs.

I am not saying he is going to be great or that he would have been my choice but the comment you posted about the hatred of his priests doesn't hold water,given the givens.

[livius]

They hated him because he tried to discipline them. They got away with hating him because he was weak and they could smell blood. Who is Walsh? Is he any stronger?