Both Gregory the Great and Augustine write that we get better bishops than we deserve, and that the bishop’s deficiencies may be laid at the feet of the people-—not that the people per se cause the deficiencies, but seemingly that if the people were better not only would they get better bishops (probably coming from better priests and seminarians) but they would intercede more effectively for the bishop in overcoming the defects that he brought with him to his ministry. There is a reason that we are asked to pray for our ordinary in every single Mass—how much effort do we put into this, and how effective are our prayers?