Archbishop Vigneron calls for opposition to Obama abortion stand
Posted on 06/11/2009 12:45:38 PM PDT by NYer
.- Archbishop Allen Vigneron, the new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, is taking on another new role as the head of the Catholic University of America's Board of Trustees.
The election of Vigneron took place on Tuesday during the final meeting of the board for the year.
Archbishop Vigneron earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in philosophy from the university and was on the school’s board for four years.
"I have enjoyed my service on the Board of Trustees and look forward to the opportunity to lead my fellow members in the years ahead," Vigneron said after the board meeting, according to a university news release. "I owe a great debt to Catholic University. It is here where I studied philosophy 20 years ago, an intellectual discipline and experience that has helped me be the bishop I am today."
The archbishop added that, "Catholic University has tremendous potential to serve the Church. In my new capacity, I will do everything I can to advance the school’s mission to my brother bishops, to fellow Catholics and beyond."
The President of CUA, Fr. David O'Connell expressed his pleasure at hearing of Vigneron's election. "I am delighted that Archbishop Vigneron has accepted his election as chairman of the university’s Board of Trustees."
"He has been an outstanding and loyal trustee over the years, with a tremendous interest in teaching, scholarly research and the whole academic life of The Catholic University of America, particularly its Catholic identity and mission. I have been impressed by his comments and questions at board meetings and by his profound knowledge of Catholic higher education. He will be a great advocate for CUA as the national university of the Catholic Church in our country. I look forward to working closely with him," Fr. O'Connell added.
Archbishop Vigneron succeeds Bishop William E. Lori, Bishop of Bridgeport, who has served as Catholic University’s board chairman for the past eight years.
Archbishop Vigneron calls for opposition to Obama abortion stand
Disappointingly, Archbishop Vigneron was not a very forceful advocate on this issue while he was in Oakland. Not that anyone doubted his feelings on the issue, he just undertook little action in the diocese.
Doesn’t look like that article was posted. Even though it’s dated Jan 22, 2009, I think I’ll post it.
I think you being a nit picker. Compare his response to that of the silent bishops, like mine.
I was specifically referring to what he did as bishop of Oakland, which he no longer is. People were very excited having him, after the very liberal bishop before.
I am in the Oakland diocese. You are right, Vigneron was fairly low key, however orthodox he personally is. At the same time, he was major improvement over flunky Cummins for sure.
To be fair, a bishop cannot micro-manage everything. I remember during the ordination mass for 3 priests, the “litany of saints” included Martin Luther King Jr. No way Vigneron would ever approve that but, what was he to do when it came out like that? He was blind-sided. It was a hi-jack.
Even when Vigneron wrote in the local diocesan rag, he addressed people with “dear sisters and brothers” to be politically correct, which is not quite his style. Not sure he got that hi-jacked either.
To his credit, Vigneron has the style of gentle yet firm. When he visited the very first parish as bishop, during mass, people stood during Consecration, as routine under Cummins’ regime. Vigneron did not say anything, he simply held up the Consecrated Host “forever”, till every single one person got down on their knees. What a teaching and heartfelt moment. I admire that.
Still, the Oakland diocese after Cummins is a fix-er-uper. Lots of work ahead. Good luck to Cordileone.
As opposed to what? "Dear brothers and sisters"? I don't see that as political correctness, more of a polite thing, i.e. ladies before gents.
Just to clarify this item many outsiders don't know. The TLM started in Sept 1989, about 20 years ago, but Cummins didn't do it wholeheartedly, it was a hybrid-TLM, which is against all the rules. Cummins required that the Epistle reading was done with 2 readings according to the Novus Ordo calender, which makes the TLM a mockery and very confusing. That's the way it was until Vigneron invited the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in a few years back, now the TLM is done truly according to the 1962 missal.
Traditionally, it’s always been “dear brothers and sisters”, most protestants still do it that way, and that’s also the way the New Testament always had it, even tho sometimes the NT only addresses the crowd as “brothers” only.
“ladies before gents” is a secular thing, has no christian roots, which I personally prefer to stick with.
Not really a big deal item.
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