From a recent Chrism Mass in the Cathedral of the Diocese of Rochester, NY.
Retiring priest, Fr. Donnelly has been serving as the “Sacramental Minister” under laywoman “pastoral administrator” Anne-Marie Brogan (in alb behind the priest), who will continue on in that role.
Good bye and good riddance! Just one more year until we bid farewell to Albany NY Bishop Hubbard, who wreckovated this diocese as well.
Sadly, after 33 years of nonsense, it will take almost that long to recover with a diocesan bureaucracy firmly ensconced to resist any changes in the orthodox direction, with either open defiance or on the down-low (yes I used that term deliberately.)
The only hope is if a new ordinary is appointed who has the cajones to require that all diocesan employees submit resignations that he can choose to refuse or not on his own terms.
Yet Clark is in “full communion” with Rome. Is it any wonder many Catholics do not take the appellation of “full communion” (or threat of lack thereof) seriously?
It’s hard to defend the Faith when Rome has failed to defend its faithful from wolves like Clark.
Good riddance. Unfortunately, after 33 years, the terrible legacy of a generation of improperly taught Catholic children will take quite a while to undo. They don’t know what they don’t know and they are raising their own children now.
More good seed that the crows will snatch away.
Come, Holy Spirit, and enkindle the hearts of your faithful.
Sounds like a real pain in the ass.
**that Clark was not to defend the man’s opinions any more.
But Clark didn’t back down.**
I bet the REAL Catholics of the Rochester diocese are so happy that he will be leaving soon.
Does he stay until he is replaced? Or has his replacement even been named yet?
Isn’t this the diocese that Bishop Peter John “Fulton” Sheen once ministered? Things sure changed rather quickly after he left.
The Bishop was obviously not being a very good 'shepherd', if he was allowing his flock to go over the cliff of sin, without even attempting to 'call them back' to repentance.
Deo Gratias.
What a disgrace to have had this man as a bishop of Holy Mother Church — the damage he’s inflicted really cannot be overstated.
Good riddance to him, and prayers that the people of Rochester are given an authentically Catholic shepherd to lead them back to the flock.
Regards,
And yet the SSPX, whose bishops are orthodox and faithful, are “outside” the Church. The injustice to all Catholics boggles the mind and has broken many hearts.
Pray for a quick replacement. We don’t have a new bishop one year after ours put in his resignation and we need one badly. He too, will have a hard time turning things around but it isn’t as bad as this.
Was talking to my MIL and she told me that Bishop Clark sent his letter in expecting to serve until his replacement was named. When it was received he got word right away that he was done that day. Quite a shock and rebuke from the Pope. We are under the supervision of the Bishop from Syracuse until a replacement is named, which could take up to a year. All the priests were stunned, but my MIL’s priest shared some details. Very interesting.