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To: ArrogantBustard; AnAmericanMother; tioga
Bp. Walter Sullivan retired years ago, and the Dreadful Diocese of Richmond is still pretty dreadful.

Be patient. The longer a 'progressive' bishop has served in a particular diocese, the more damage inflicted. Here in the Dioceses of Albany and Rochester, the two bishops (former seminarians) have altered the catholic culture over the span of 30+ years. Any incoming bishop will have to take a gradual approach, so as not to lose the catholic community already in place. The predecessors of these two bishops were also progressive; IOW, future bishops will be confronted with 3 generations educated in that mindset. There is still a healthy body of (underground) catholics waiting for a restoration of orthodox catholicism in our respective dioceses. They have been waiting a long time. Our prayer is that Pope Benedict XVI will still be here to appoint the successors.

25 posted on 02/28/2011 2:36:42 PM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: NYer
Be patient

That's my point. ;'} The mess Uncle Wally made in the DDR will not be cleaned up entirely by Bp. Di Lorenzo. Similarly, the mess Mahony made in Los Angeles will not be cleaned up entirely by Abp. Gomez.

29 posted on 02/28/2011 2:43:21 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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