Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly of the Louisville archdiocese said Williams will be missed, and called his resignation "a personal loss for me as well." Williams served as a priest in Louisville under Kelly for about two years. "He has been a brother, counselor and friend to me for 20 years," Kelly said. "May God bring peace to his pastor's heart as he looks to the future. May we always remember the blessings that have come to us through his ministry."
In the circumstances, this comment by the Archbishop of St. Louis is atrocious. I agree that he certainly looks like part of the problem, and probably is among the bishops who should be removed.
Guidelines mean nothing unless they are implemented, and that can only be done by good, solid, faithful bishops who are dedicated to their duties as apostolic shepherds. Weak, cowardly, dissenting, or corrupt bishops must be removed. They have track records, and it's all too obvious who most of them are. I didn't know until the latest scandal broke that Weakland was a homosexual, but it was obvious for decades that he was a bad bishop, disloyal to the Church, eager to publish his dissenting views in the secular press, and destructive to his flock. Much the same can be said about people like Cardinal Roger Mahoney and, it seems, Archbishop Kelly.