Free Republic

The Arizona Republic published a profile of Bishop Thomas Olmstead of Phoenix, offering some perspective on the quiet prelate who has captured nationwide attention by announcing that a hospital in Phoenix can no longer be considered Catholic. While not actually hostile, the newspaper profile betrays some an inability to understand the perspective of a Catholic leader, commenting that the public statements and writings of Bishop Olmsted “often are strictly religious in nature and densely packed with references to Scripture, papal writings and other church documents.” In other words, he speaks primarily about religious topics, speaks from a Catholic perspective, and...