Conservative/orthodox/
Archbishop Harry Mansell of Hartford, ?
Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee, ?
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta, Absolutely not!
Archbishop John Myers of Newark, ?
Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves of San Juan. ?
What are your opinions?
Wilton Gregory happens to be black. If Gregory is named New York’s Archbishop, we’ll all have to endure weeks of hearing ONLY about the fact that Gregory is black. I really can’t listen to that stuff anymore. God spare us this, please.
I thought I read on a FR thread that it may be bishop serratelli from the paterson, nj diocese. Did nyer or someone else post it? or did I read it in the newspaper.
The archbishops you listed were mainly silent on the abortion issue.How about someone like Archbishop Chaput?I hope Archbishop Burke has a lot to say in the new appointment.
Mansell is not conservative, he presided over, supported and, insured the liberalization of the only Catholic seminary in western NY (Christ the King).
I was a lay student there and a fried of mine was getting his M. Div for his Unitarian universalist church.
Frequently he and I were the ones explaining and defending authentic Catholic teaching to seminarians studying for the priesthood.
Which candidate is 59 years old?
This is helpful to learn more about the bishop’s lineage, such as which diocese they are from, who ordained them, etc.:
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/us.html
Abp Mansell of Hartford, 71: originally from Diocese of New York, consecrated by John Paull II himself, with Cdl. Rigali (very orthodox US Abp) and Cdl. Re (head of congregation of bishops). That’s about as top-line as you’re going to get, but wasn’t too young (55).
Abp Dolan of Milwaukee, 58: from St. Louis. At 44, he was made rector of the Pontifical College of North America. At 51, he was made Aux. bishop of St. Louis, and only a year later, archbishop of Milwaukee, in 2002. He was consecrated by Cdl Rigali, Abp Naumann (KC) and Bp Sheridan (Col Spr), both conservatives from Rigali’s tutelage (sp?).
Abp Myers of Newark, 67: from Peoria. Conservative. Consecrated by O’Rourke of Peoria, and not by his archbishop, the Don of the Lavendar Mafia, Cdl. Bernadin, so that’s some interesting polictics there? Co-consercrated by Cdl. Wuehrl of DC, who some seem to playing up into a national primate.
Abp Nieves of San Juan, 58. From Elizabeth, NJ. Don’t know much about him, but his origins are interesting; he’s Abp of Puerto Rico, where many New York Catholics are from, but he’s from the NY metro area. Consecrated by faux-conservative pedophile-protector Cdl Law of Boston, co-consecrated by the heroic Cdl O’Connor of NY, and Cdl. Aponte Martinez of... San Juan? Question: If Benedict was so hot on this guy, wouldn’t he have gotten Martinez’ red hat? (But them who knew San Juan had a cardinal?)
Abp Wilton Gregory, of Atlanta, 61. AAARGH! Consecrated by Scarlet Bernadin of Chicago
No seriously, folks... I just don’t see it. There’s no way this is consistent with picking a conservative, and if Benedict wanted someone to represent the minorities of NY (and I have no basis to think that Benedict thinks so politically correctly), wouldn’t Gonzalez make a better choice?
***He also has Irish ancestry***
That removes several from the list. Is “Dolan” Irish?
Conservative orthodox = Archbishop Mansell. Cardinal O’Connor while dying made a trip to John Paul Ii and begged for his replacement to be Mansell.
EGAN was appointed as an interim...
Mansell reeks of holiness as did JOHN PAUL II and is brilliant.
He is so like Jesus in a quiet dignity that it is a moving experience to be in the same building with Him
We are better persons to know Archbishop Mansell and as a New Yorker we need to welcome this favorite son home.
Marian Monica