[annalex]

he is unique because he is orthodox and conservative and he is a real man, lacking the feminization some need and desire.

That is the bottom line. Neither Bp. Sheen or Padre Pio faced a post-Vatican II Church.

[michigancatholic]

100% correct. And neither of them had to face an American heirarchy which is largely perversely feminized and bureaucratic like the current one is.

The culture has changed, and the practical face of the church with it.