“His appointment will add nothing at all to his already having been Master General of the Dominicans. The Master General is easily among the top 300 positions in the Church—probably among the top 100—think of the clout of a former Senator.
Okay. I hope he wasn’t given this position after he made the statements on homosexuality. It looks like these were recent statements. He should also lose the position as Master General of the Dominicans too.
“Having been” means that he is no longer. He was Master General from 1992-2001. That is why in the analogy, he is equivalent to a FORMER Senator.
I doubt that Schlag makes any such statements—He is at Santa Croce and Opus Dei is not into boat rocking. My point is that the position is hardly a bully pulpit.