They’re never going to have an Al Smith dinner without inviting the POTUS or, in a presidential election year, both major parties’ candidates for POTUS. That’s one thing you really can’t hang on Dolan.
Cardinal Egan did not invite either presidential candidate in at least one year—because the Democrat was, of course, pro-abortion. I don’t remember which year it was. Probably 2004, since Kerry was a nominal Catholic.
Dolan has snuggled and cuddled with every pro-abortion politician available—quite apart from the Al Smith Dinner.
Grand Marshall of the March 17th Gay Pride Parade.
If that is their position, then they can’t complain when baby-killing politicians win the Catholic vote. They can’t complain when those same Catholics don’t even show up for Mass anymore...