Archbishop Jose Gomez (58) of San Antonio was be named co-adjutor in Los Angeles to ultimately succeed Cardinal Roger Mahony, who turns 75 in February. He is a priest of Opus Dei.
Here is the Bollettino for April 6 with the announcement.
Deacon Greg Kandra writes:
I also found this:
And: You have to see Father Z's post and the well over 80 comments which offer even more background.
Archbishop Jose Gomez, of San Antonio, has a fascinating resume -- including being born in Mexico, and being ordained a priest of Opus Dei after getting degrees in both philosophy and accounting (!).
He's been named by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America.
And, while Gomez doesn't appear to have extensive experience in academia or priestly formation -- which Benedict seems to favor in many of his bishops -- according to his official biography, he "played a key role" in the establishment of the Hispanic Seminary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
I also found this:
San Antonio - Archbishop Gomez sent a letter to every parish in the city informing them of his decision to have the local, former "indult" TLM community move from its former place in a tiny chapel behind a nursing home to one of the biggest parishes in the city. The attendance was estimated at 450 people, and the comments the people made afterward were overwhelmingly positive.EDIT: Biblical scholar, Michael Barber has a detailed post on Abp Gomez.
And: You have to see Father Z's post and the well over 80 comments which offer even more background.
Sources to watch today:
NewAdvent.org (will likely have many links to commentaries throughout the day)
The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church; it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!
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I will miss Cardinal Mahony. I hope for the new Cardinal to be as good.
http://www.thesacredpage.com/2010/04/report-gomez-is-going-to-la.html
...smilinginellay...
I'm glad he's leaving, Te Deum laudamus
Los Angeles will need to watch out for Opus Dei. In his book on Opus Dei, John Allen confirmed on Pg 153 that the governing documents of Opus Dei are secret because canon lawyers cannot agree on the formulation of membership in this group which claims to be completely lay. The contract of membership in Opus Dei continues to be "negotiated" after a person signs on the "dotted line."
Dubro,
I would like to think that each man needs to be judged by his own merits and actions, rather than stereotyping someone based on his membership in a particular group.
Here is a pretty good review of John Allen's book at Zenit by a representative of Opus Dei who had positive things to say about Allen's book.
Here is also an address on Opus Dei (and the book) by John Allen. He even treats the subject of corporal mortification, having subjected himself to the experience for the sake of his understanding.
Most of what John Allen had to say was positive. Hopefully, people will click the links, or even buy John Allen's book to see ALL of what he had to say, not something which was isolated and turned into a negative.
I also just found a commentary by John Allen on Gomez and his new appointment in which he said:
Opus Dei has spent the better part of the last two decades trying to convince the world that they're really just normal folk, loyal to Catholic teaching and to the pope, but not a bunch of fanatics attempting to hijack the church. In the abstract, if you had to pick one bishop with ties to Opus Dei anywhere in the world who best makes that case, it might well be Jose Gomez.
Here is the full article
I don’t remember Allen saying Opus Dei’s governing documents being “secret” and all. Maybe Dubro thinks it’s “secret” because it’s in Latin, a language very few could speak or understand. I believe Dubro’s statement is simply born out of confusion. Or maybe he’s referring to the fact that Opus Dei’s constitution is unique, in the sense that it is the first time ever that a “personal prelature” came to being.
I also wonder why Dubro couldn’t say it like it is, and hide behind quotation marks in the following sentence: “The contract of membership in Opus Dei continues to be ‘negotiated’ after a person signs on the ‘dotted line,’” like there’s so much mystery or anomaly about the whole thing. The fact is, members simply renew their membership by saying so every March 19, a fact that John Allen mentions right down to the day.
I couldn’t see how Dubro finds that so anomalous as to say “Los Angeles will need to watch out for Opus Dei.”
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