[sitetest]

Dear Ransomed,

There are two difficulties with that.

First, I think that the idea that if someone isn’t “cut out for miter work,” the pope should just sack him actually will further encourage the CEO mentality of many bishops.

Second, I don’t think that either this pope or the last would find this methodology consistent with their views of ecclesiology. Deposing a bishop from his see is a very serious action, reserved for the worst cases - for flagrant heretics, serious public sinners, and the worst incompetents. Merely being a pompous, self-serving, marginally-competent, administratively-minded bishop likely may not qualify in the mind of Pope Benedict.

sitetest

[Ransomed]

Well, you are ‘probly right about flat out removal of Bishops and what the Pope would think about that...but even if simple Church teaching was comminicated from Rome as concerns the actions/lack of action of wayward Bishops I think it would do wonders. In my area I suspect that there are literally generations of the laity who honestly know nothing about the Church because the Bishop refused to teach. It’s a shame that something can’t be done from Rome that would prevent that kind of failing.

Freegards

[Arthur McGowan]

Merely being a pompous, self-serving, marginally-competent, administratively-minded bishop likely may not qualify in the mind of Pope Benedict.

So Washington is stuck with Wuerl until he turns 75.