Bishop Kmiec, formerly of my fair city, is always ready and pleased to dialogue with Muslims and with dissenting cafeteria Catholics, like those from Voice of the Faithful or Call to Action.
However, from traditional Catholics, he expects unhesitating obedience at all times. Dialogue is not an option!
We were involved in a group opposing the replacement of our parish church by an ugly and incredibly expensive new building. We got a letter from the bishop telling us to cease and desist, and OBEY the pastor. So we switched parishes instead. :-0
Meanwhile, Voice of the Faithful held their meetings at the Cathedral social hall under the bishop's nose. He was okay with that.
But he has no time for orthodox lay groups like Opus Dei.
Can you tell I'm glad he's Buffalo's problem, and not ours?
Shoot.
As DV commented above, NY has an unfair distribution of ultra leftist bishops, spread out across the entire state. That leaves very few places for refuge. Given your previous experience with Bishop Kmiec, you can then appreciate the agony suffered by many catholics in this state. The bishops of Albany and Rochester, were appointed 28+ years ago, at the recommendation of Archbishop Jean Jadot. Other men who became bishops under Jadot's tenure include former Santa Fe Archbishop Roberto Sanchez, who resigned in a sex scandal; former San Jose Bishop Pierre DuMaine; former HonoluluBishop Joseph Ferrario; San Antonio Archbishop Patrick Flores; former Newark Archbishop Peter Gerety; Joliet, Ill., Bishop Joseph Imesch; Louisille Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly, O.P., a former staffer at the apostolic nuncio under Jadot; Bernard Cardinal Law of Boston (whom Jadot selected as bishop for Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo.), Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk; Saginaw, Mich., Bishop Kenneth Untener - to name a few more - all of whom, supposedly, mirrored his own progressive image as a "man of the people."